Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

The Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP M&A team is particularly well regarded for its expertise in providing both buy and sell-side advice to a host of financial institutions and publicly-listed corporations in the technology, telecoms and consumer goods sectors. The team handles the full spectrum of M&A work including public takeovers, take privates, divestitures and carve-outs, often advising on deals with significant cross-border complexities. Leading the New York-based team, co-practice head Philip Richter is an experienced transactional lawyer regularly engaged to assist an array of financial advisors in both public and private M&A transactions. Co-head Steven Epstein counsels a host of public-listed companies in the healthcare and technology sectors. Stephen Amdur joined the firm from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in 2026.