Joseph Conahan > WilmerHale > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile
WilmerHale Offices
60 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MA 02109
MASSACHUSETTS
United States
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Joseph Conahan
Work Department
Cross-Border Transactions; Life Sciences; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) Transactions; Technology
Position
Partner
Co-Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions Practice
Career
Joe Conahan’s practice focuses on the representation of buyers, sellers and boards of directors in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other strategic transactions in the life sciences, technology, FinTech and industrial sectors, as well as on counseling public companies on complex governance and disclosure matters.
Professional Activities
Mr. Conahan recently served as co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Mergers & Acquisitions Committee and co-chaired the advisory committees for the Boston Bar Association’s 2016 M&A Conference and 2017 M&A Conference.
Community Involvement
Mr. Conahan’s pro bono work includes the representation of organizations such as GlobalGiving Foundation and Boston Children’s Chorus on a variety of matters.
Memberships
Bar Admissions:
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Other Organizations:
American Bar Association
Education
Georgetown University Law Center , J.D. (2004)
Georgetown University , B.S. (2001)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
(Leading lawyers)The ‘strong, very experienced team’ at WilmerHale delivers advice across a broad variety of transactional matters, including stock-for-stock mergers, cash mergers, and joint ventures, frequently leveraging its significant cross-border capabilities to advise on multijurisdictional M&A. Located in Boston, Hal Leibowitz and Joseph Conahan co-chair the practice and specialize in representing buyers, sellers, and boards of directors in joint ventures and securities law matters. In New York, Andy Alin regularly acts on behalf of financial tech companies and private equity sponsors, Chris Barnstable-Brown focuses on the tech and life science sectors, and Mike Gilligan is well-versed with providing buy-side as well as sell-side advice on transactional matters. In Washington DC, Stephanie Evans is knowledgeable on strategic alliances, while Denver’s Kieth Trammell acts on behalf of acquirers and buyout funds. In New York, Tal Hacohen is a further name to note, and Andrew Bonnes stands out for public company counseling and divestitures from Boston.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Education
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense