United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
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M&A: large deals ($1bn+)

Clare O’Brien

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A&O Shearman

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.
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Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

Partner

Career

Clare is Life Sciences Sector Lead at A&O Shearman and regularly advises major US and international clients on their public and private mergers and acquisition transactions, including public company restructurings, joint ventures and large public transactions.

She also provides counsel on corporate law questions, including corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. O’Brien worked with the law firm of Brady & Tarpey, P.C., where her practice included cross-border corporate transactions, litigation and domestic relations. She began her legal career at the Irish law firm of Eugene F. Collins & Son.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Incredibly high-level of partner engagement, technical expertise and commerciality combined which is rare, ability to navigate incredibly complex transactions with difficult stakeholder dynamics.’

  • ‘Beth Troy has an incredible work ethic and an ability to navigate complex commercial issues. She is a rock star in the corporate legal field, and I would recommend her to anyone and everyone.'

  • ‘The team were always responsive and extremely pleasant to deal with. Key capabilities include the ability to get the deal done on time.'

  • ‘Beth Troy is among the hardest working and most thoughtful attorneys I've come across, and her guidance on US M&A is incredibly strong.'

  • ‘They are enormously dedicated to us as their client, really making efforts to understand the business and our preferred way of deal making. They take a very pro-active approach and can keep up with our high pace of dealings.’

  • ‘Romain Dambre is a very savvy M&A lawyer, extremely quick on his toes, and he really quickly grasps the crux of the issues and comes up with clever, out of the box solutions.' 

  • ‘Scott Petepiece is a combination of technical expertise and commercial savviness.'

  • 'A&O Shearman is among the most responsive and client-focused firms I've engaged with.  Their attorneys learn and understand my company's particular structure and needs incredibly well, and they tailor the best-in-class expert advice to our needs excellently.'

Key clients

  • American Axle
  • AngloAmerican
  • Atrion Corporation
  • Barclays Capital Inc.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
  • Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG
  • Genmab A/S
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
  • IQVIA
  • JDE Peet’s N.V.
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
  • Stelco Holdings Inc.
  • Strategic Sports Group LLC
  • Haleon
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
  • TELUS
  • WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.
  • Yahoo