Mr Romain Dambre > A&O Shearman > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

The ‘enormously dedicated’ M&A practice at A&O Shearman secures strong feedback for its business-oriented approach, where the group advises on public company and consortium transactions, private sales, and take privates. Leveraging the firm’s geographical coverage, the group frequently collaborates with its tax, financial regulatory, and IP disciplines. The team’s leadership trio comprises Scott Petepiece, known for his ‘technical expertise’ in advising boards of directors in negotiated mergers and buy-outs, Daniel Litowitz, who advises multinationals in public and private M&A and hostile acquisitions, and Beth Troy, who is regarded for her ‘incredible work ethic’ in representing corporations and private equity firms in complex M&A. Clare O’Brien focuses on corporate governance and public company restructurings, Romain Dambre impresses with his ‘out of the box solutions’ in leveraged buyouts and carve-outs, Rory O’Halloran handles special committee representations, and Roger Morscheiser works on strategic and minority investments in the tech and media industries. The department operates out of the firm’s New York office.

A&O Shearman‘s diverse roster of sponsor clients – ranging from major PE houses to growth funds – turn to the team for its capabilities across a range of transactions, including complex, multijurisdictional deals. Alain Dermarkar helms the practice from Dallas and handles a steady stream of deals that include capital raises, acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures and exits. New York’s Romain Dambre is active across multiple of sectors, with recent engagement with digital infrastructure and financial services-related matters. Kyle Park is instructed on both financial sponsor and portfolio-side transactions from Dallas.