Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

With a focus on the financial services, life sciences, and sports sectors, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP  works with the firm’s employment, IP, antitrust, and litigation practices. The M&A department is collectively led by New York-based Christina Melendi and Andrew Milano, and Benjamin Wills and Kevin Shmelzer, who operate out of the Philadelphia office. Melendi is proficient in representing private equity sponsors in M&A, minority investments, and asset purchases, Milano focuses on US and cross-border mergers and dispositions, Wills is a key contact for M&A and joint ventures in the energy sector, and Shmelzer is recommended for his work in divestitures and private equity. New York’s Alec Dawson concentrates on the structuring of M&A for strategic acquirers, while Boston-based Laurie Cerveny focuses on regulatory and securities law advice.