WilmerHale remains highly regarded by clients for its ‘broad expertise across a range of areas’, often advising on M&A for both public and private companies, investment banks and venture capital firms. The team foster effective collaboration with the regulatory, securities, and financial teams to provide clients with all-round assistance. From the New York team, Chris Barnstable-Brown co-heads the team, offering expertise in the tech and life sciences sectors alongside Andrew Bonnes who offers a wealth of experience in strategic transactions. Active from the Boston office, Hal Leibowitz predominantly advises on corporate and securities matters and Mark Nylen is a key contact for both emerging and larger companies in various sectors. DC-based, Stephanie Evans is equipped to handle both cross-border and domestic transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Highly responsive and comprehensive work product; stand out counsel include Andrea Paul, Katharine Patterson, Scott Lunin and Chris Barnstable-Brown. ’
- ‘Capabilities are excellent - they staff matters with a broad scope of expertise and leverage the subject matter expertise to provide comprehensive guidance. ’
- ‘Keith Trammel is a terrific strategic advisor with a tenacious drive to help his clients achieve their goals. He has deep expertise in capital markets transactions and is a tenacious deal driver, but he also has a pragmatic, approachable style which resonates with clients and makes him effective when dealing with counterparties.'
- ‘Broad expertise across a range of areas, including HR, contracts, M&A and ethics. ’
- ‘Andrew Bonnes, responsive and willing to jump in on any topic. Goes beyond to offer strategic advice. Michael Lenzi has been helpful and thoughtful with HR support. ’
- ‘Excellent vision and strategic thinking -- several steps ahead of adverse parties at all times; highly customized advice; strong effort to understand client goals and tenacious effort to achieve those goals; top notch expertise in capital markets transactions; practical and solution-oriented; ’
Key clients
- Climb Bio, Inc. (FKA: Eliem Therapeutics)
- Blue Apron Holdings
- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
- RA Capital Management, L.P.
- Herb Chambers Companies
- Circle Internet Group
- Instinet/Nomura
- Nordstrom Family
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- AlphaCore Capital LLC
- Mountaingate Capital
- TechTarget, Inc.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Chris Barnstable-Brown; Andrew Bonnes
Other key lawyers
Hal Leibowitz; Mark Nylen; Stephanie Evans; Andrea Paul; Scott Lunin; Katharine Patterson