Counting a number of life science corporations among its key roster of clients, Ropes & Gray LLP often handles litigation arising out of mergers and acquisitions. Leading the team are both David Hennes, in New York, and Boston-based Peter Welsh; Hennes offers a wealth of experience when litigating corporate disputes, with the clients he advises falling under private equity firms and C-suite executives, while Welsh is noted for his capability in guiding directors and officers from investment management firms. The Boston team gained Joshua Levy and James R. Drabick in March 2025. Sarah Coyne joined the New York team from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in April 2025, bringing her knowledge of representing healthcare and sports industry clients.
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Key clients
- Advent International, L.P.
- Array Technologies
- Bain Capital
- Blackstone Inc.
- bluebird bio, Inc.
- Domino’s Pizza Inc.
- Eaton Vance Funds
- Fidelity Investments
- Forescout Technologies, Inc.
- HIG/Bayside Capital
- Mercury Systems, Inc.
- National Amusements Inc.
- Nippon Steel
- Olaplex Holdings, Inc.
- Providence Strategic Growth
- U.S. Oil Fund
- Apollo
- BofA
- Citigroup
- Cowen and Company
Work highlights
Obtained the complete dismissal, which was affirmed by the Ninth Circuit, of a consolidated putative securities fraud class action lawsuit against a syndicate of underwriters.
Won dismissal of a consolidated securities class action asserted against U.S. Oil Fund, a leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of short-term futures contracts on crude oil.
Secured a victory for Deutsche Bank and 44 current and former members of its supervisory and management boards—prominent business leaders from around the world who served on Deutsche Bank's boards from 2010 through 2022—in a shareholder derivative lawsuit that sought $18 billion in damages.
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Practice head
David Hennes; Peter Welsh
Other key lawyers
Gregg Weiner; Daniel McCaughey; Douglas Hallward-Driemeier; Lisa Bebchick; C. Thomas Brown; Kathryn Caldwell; Martin Crisp; William Davison