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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Offices
787 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
NEW YORK
United States
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Neil Townsend
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Corporate & Financial Services
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Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
(Leading lawyers)Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP enjoys a formidable reputation for its capacity to handle both high-end and middle market deals, remaining one of the most active firms for PE-backed buyout deals. The scope of the firm’s reach is a considerable strength, with offices in key domestic and international business hubs such as New York, the Bay Area, LA, Chicago, Paris, Frankfurt and London. Additionally, the depth of practice is another particular asset, with a broad range of sector expertise spanning the likes of tech, healthcare, insurance and retail. Co-head Jeffrey Poss is vastly experienced in high-value PE and M&A transactions, with a particular industry focus on financial services, fintech and TMT. Neil Townsend also heads the team from New York, adept at handling complex leveraged buyouts, PIPE and distressed transactions. Morgan Elwyn played a lead role representing Insight Partners in its acquisition of Inovalon, in a deal valued at around $7.3bn Another lawyer with a reputation for high-value M&A is Rosalind Fahey Kruse , who also regularly advises PE sponsors on strategic and governance matters. Matthew Rizzo has noteworthy knowledge of the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, while Los Angeles-based Ray LaSoya joined from Cooley LLP in February 2022. All other lawyers mentioned are located in New York.
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- Leading lawyers United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+) United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
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- Industry focus > Sport
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense