What we say about the firm's legal practice in United States
Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts
Within M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m), tier 5
Especially strong in the Midwest, Barnes & Thornburg has also grown at nationwide levels. From offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington DC, the firm’s business practice is complemented by dedicated industry service teams focused on industries such as life sciences, IT, e-commerce, healthcare, telecommunications, financial institutions, construction, energy, transportation, global logistics, associations and foundations, aviation, media and utilities. Indianapolis-based David Millard chairs the business department. ‘Reliable attorney’ Millard assisted TrustBearer Labs in its sale to VeriSign, the acquisition combining VeriSign, a PKI provider, with TrustBearer, which provides solutions for rapid deployment of PKI applications and strong authentication across all major web browsers and platforms, and acted for ANGEL Learning in its $95m acquisition by educational software provider Blackboard.