Baker McKenzie LLP ’s team is recognised for its global reach and expertise in cross-border transactions, offering one-stop US and international executive compensation and employee benefits advice. The firm regularly advises on executive compensation, equity plans, and benefits issues in major M&A, spin-offs, and restructuring transactions. The team’s has notably advised on the impact of the FTC’s non-compete ban and California’s new non-compete notice requirements, attracting significant interest from clients. Recent high-profile mandates include advising Cisco on its $28bn acquisition of Splunk, handling the tax, regulatory, and compliance aspects across 34 jurisdictions. The San Francisco-based team is led by Barbara Klementz, an expert in global equity compensation and executive incentives, with Denise Glagau providing extensive experience in tax and regulatory compliance for global share plans.
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Key clients
- Cisco / Splunk
- Physician’s Realty Trust
- HPE / Juniper
- Alteryx
- Marel
- Olink / Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Acuity Brands
- LatAm Logistic Properties, S.A.
- LiveRamp
- Cadence Design Systems
Work highlights
- Advised Cisco and Spluk on their merger, representing approximately USD 28 billion in equity value.
- Advised Physicians Realty Trust in its successful merger with Healthpeak Properties, Inc. in an all-stock merger of equals valued at approximately USD 21 billion.
- Advising both HPE and Juniper Networks on employment and compensation integration issues across 58 countries related to the USD 14 billion anticipated acquisition of Juniper Networks to accelerate HPE's portfolio of AI-driven innovation solutions.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Barbara Klementz
Other key lawyers
Denise Glagau; Sinead Kelly; Brian Wydajewski; Thomas Asmar; Aimee Soodan