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Ballard Spahr LLP Offices

Ballard Spahr LLP
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Brian Doerner

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Work Department

Business and Transactions

Position

Partner and Practice Co-Leader of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group

Career

Brian D. Doerner is a Practice Co-Leader of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Brian also is the former Chair of the Business and Transactions Department, former Co-Leader of the Life Sciences Industry Group, and he served for six months as the interim general counsel for a NYSE-listed multinational company.

Brian has over 30 years of experience representing both public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, cross-border transactions, and corporate governance matters. He has negotiated numerous strategic alliances and licensing agreements for life sciences, technology, manufacturing, and other companies. In the area of securities law, Brian has handled numerous private placements, private equity transactions, tender offers, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and 144A transactions.

Admissions: Pennsylvania

Memberships

Entrepreneurs’ Forum, past President and Director

Philadelphia Bar Association, Business Law Section

Life Sciences PA, Board Advocacy Committee

People’s Light & Theatre Company, Former President, Honorary Board of Trustees

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Philadelphia, Past Board Member

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude)
Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review; Member, Order of the Coif

University of Michigan (M.B.A., with honors)
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma

University of Delaware (B.A., magna cum laude)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)

(Leading partners)

Brian Doerner – Ballard Spahr LLP

Ballard Spahr LLP handles a significant volume of middle-market M&A on behalf of both companies and private equity clients. Well weighted between buyer and seller-side mandates, the group handles deals in all key industry sectors, with a focus on the life sciences, TMT, manufacturing, financial services, energy, and consumer products industries. The M&A practice is led jointly by Philadelphia-based Brian Doerner and Minneapolis-based Barbara Rummel, both of whom are particularly recognized for their expertise in life sciences-related transactions. Nathan Seiler splits his time between Denver and Boulder and chairs the business and transactions department, where he specializes in advising high-growth companies on corporate matters. Other recommended names in Minneapolis include private equity specialist Maggie Tatton and Michael Kuhn, who acts for both companies and private equity funds. The national team also draws on Phoenix-based senior counsel Karen McConnell, who is a seasoned veteran in corporate and securities work, and Philadelphia’s Gregory Seltzer, whose practice spans M&A, venture capital and start-up matters.

United States > Philadelphia Elite > Corporate and M&A

(Corporate and M&A)

Brian Doerner  – Ballard Spahr LLP

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