M&A/corporate and commercial
Brian Doerner, co‑leader at Ballard Spahr LLP ’s Merger and Acquisitions practice, is experienced in advising public and private companies on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and governance. Known for handling complex deals in technology and life sciences, he’s a client‑focused negotiator.
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Work Department
Business and Transactions
Position
Partner and Practice Co-Leader of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group
Career
Brian D. Doerner is a Practice Co-Leader of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Brian also is the former Chair of the Business and Transactions Department, former Co-Leader of the Life Sciences Industry Group, and he served for six months as the interim general counsel for a NYSE-listed multinational company.
Brian has over 30 years of experience representing both public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, cross-border transactions, and corporate governance matters. He has negotiated numerous strategic alliances and licensing agreements for life sciences, technology, manufacturing, and other companies. In the area of securities law, Brian has handled numerous private placements, private equity transactions, tender offers, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and 144A transactions.
Admissions
Pennsylvania
Memberships
Entrepreneurs' Forum, past President and Director
Philadelphia Bar Association, Business Law Section
Life Sciences PA, Board Advocacy Committee
People's Light & Theatre Company, Former President, Honorary Board of Trustees
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Philadelphia, Past Board Member
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude)
Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review; Member, Order of the Coif
University of Michigan (M.B.A., with honors)
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma
University of Delaware (B.A., magna cum laude)
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Key clients
- DuPont de Nemours, Inc. GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) International Flavors & Fragrances Eurofins Scientific, Inc. Alliance Holdings Inc. Wawa Inc. Triumph Group, Inc. Westinghouse Lighting Corporation Straub Metal International Inc. HydroWorx International, Inc.
Work highlights
Advised Straub Metal International, a global distributor of stainless steel, in its sale to Norfolk Iron and Metal Company, a major family-owned steel service center.