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Michael Aiello

Michael Aiello

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Michael J. Aiello is Chairman of the over 600-lawyer Corporate Department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Michael regularly represents companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures involving public companies. He also advises clients on corporate governance issues. Michael regularly represents acquirors, targets, buyout groups, boards of directors, special committees, investment banks, investors and shareholder groups in complex domestic and international negotiated and unsolicited merger and acquisition transactions, including Aéropostale, Dow Chemical, Goldman Sachs, Herbalife, Kroger, Ontario Teachers', Procter & Gamble, Sanofi, Thomas H. Lee, and Willis Group Holdings.

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New York University (B.A., 1991); Widener University (J.D., 1994).

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Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border) - USA

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Department chairman Michael Aiello maintains a prestigious practice which shows excellence in a broad range of matters including corporate and private equity M&A and takeover defence.

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