What We Do

Practice Areas

Where we concentrate
Corporate M&A Securities & Capital Markets Private Equity Complex Litigation
01 — Corporate M&A

Transformative
Transactions

Over four decades and $80 billion in closed transactions, our M&A practice represents acquirers, targets, boards, and special committees in the most consequential deals in the market. We move with the speed a modern transaction demands — without sacrificing the thoroughness that protects our clients.

Whether a friendly strategic acquisition or a contested hostile takeover, our team has the depth to serve as lead counsel from first conversation through final close.

Representative Matters
  • $4.2B cross-border acquisition of European industrials group for Alderton Capital
  • $1.8B sale of portfolio company to strategic buyer with complex earnout structure
  • Dual-track IPO/M&A process for mid-market technology platform
  • Hostile defense counsel to board of NYSE-listed consumer goods company
  • $650M carve-out acquisition with multi-jurisdiction regulatory clearance
$80B+
Transactions Closed
200+
M&A Matters
Discuss Your Matter
Corporate M&A
02 — Securities & Capital Markets

From First Filing
to Final Close

Victoria Voss built one of the most respected securities practices in New York. Our team advises issuers, underwriters, and investors across the full spectrum of capital markets work — from IPOs and follow-on offerings to convertible debt and PIPE transactions.

We also defend companies and executives in SEC enforcement actions, securities class actions, and shareholder derivative suits, bringing the same methodical preparation to defense work that we bring to transactions.

Representative Matters
  • Lead counsel on $2.4B IPO for Meridian Technologies (4x oversubscribed)
  • Representation of underwriters in $900M secondary offering
  • SEC Wells notice response and enforcement defense for major asset manager
  • Shareholder derivative defense for board of Fortune 200 company
  • SPAC sponsor counsel in $750M de-SPAC merger
60+
Public Offerings
97%
SEC Matters Resolved
Discuss Your Matter
Securities and Capital Markets
03 — Private Equity

Sponsors, Portfolios,
Exits

We serve the full private equity ecosystem — fund sponsors, portfolio companies, co-investors, and management teams — from fund formation through exit. Our practice understands the economics of PE as well as any firm in New York, allowing us to counsel clients on structure with the same fluency as strategy.

Margaret Chen leads our private equity group, bringing deep expertise in leveraged buyouts, growth equity, and secondaries across technology, healthcare, and industrials.

Representative Matters
  • $3.1B leveraged buyout of healthcare services platform
  • Management representation in $1.2B sponsor-to-sponsor sale
  • Fund formation counsel for $800M debut buyout fund
  • Portfolio company add-on acquisition program (12 transactions in 18 months)
  • Secondary sale of LP interests in three parallel funds
40+
PE Sponsors Served
$15B+
PE Transaction Value
Discuss Your Matter
Private Equity
04 — Complex Litigation

When Negotiation
Ends

Daniel Mercer spent eight years as a federal prosecutor before joining the firm. He has tried more complex commercial cases than most partners at firms twice our size. Our litigation practice is not a complement to the transactional work — it is a premier practice in its own right.

We handle post-M&A disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, securities fraud, and major commercial contract disputes in federal and state courts, and before the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Representative Matters
  • Lead trial counsel in $800M breach of acquisition agreement (defense verdict)
  • Representation of activist hedge fund in proxy contest against Fortune 500 board
  • Post-acquisition indemnification dispute — $340M recovered for client
  • Derivative litigation defense for board of $6B publicly traded REIT
  • International arbitration (ICC) in $1.1B joint venture dispute
22+
Years Trial Experience
100%
Trial Win Rate
Discuss Your Matter
Complex Litigation

Ready to discuss
your matter?

Every engagement begins with a direct conversation with a partner. No intake forms. No associates. Just clarity.

Request a Consultation