Mergers and Acquisitions

The Most Controversial Lawyer in United States M&A

Richard Hall

In 2005, I boldly awarded the title of “The Most Significant M&A Lawyer in the United States” to Delaware vicechancellor Leo Strine. On this occasion, I will pursue a more controversial title: “The Most
Controversial M&A Lawyer in the United States”, and I bestow it on Professor Lucian A Bebchuk, from the Harvard Law School.

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Recent Developments in Takeover and Squeeze-out Legislation in Austria

Florian Khol

Michael Kutschera

After 18 years of discussions and a two-year transition period, each EU member state had to implement the EU Takeover Directive by May 2006. In connection with this implementation, the Austrian legislation on public takeovers and squeeze-out of minority shareholders has been significantly amended. As a consequence, the common structure of public takeover transactions followed by squeeze-outs has to be reconsidered.

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Editorial: Mergers & Acquisitions

The International Who’s Who of Merger and Acquisition Lawyers is now in its sixth edition and identifies 359 individuals from 57 separate jurisdictions with a proven track record in big-ticket business combinations between large, publicly traded companies.

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Editorial: Mergers & Acquisitions in Florida

Florida benefits from the high levels of M&A activity in the US in general, and also acts as a hub for cross-border transactions in Latin America. This results in raised levels of corporate activity and transactional work, and as such local commercial firms are particularly strong in this area. Our research has identified 24 practitioners, from 12 leading outfits, who stand out in this field.

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Editorial: Mergers & Acquisitions in Singapore

As previous chapters have mentioned, Singapore is an important regional hub in many fields. The situation is no different in the oil and gas sector – several of the eight lawyers we identify here are active in nearby countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,Thailand, and Vietnam. Our research also indicates that the large international players dominate the market, with practitioners from UK, US and Australian firms all appearing in this chapter.

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Editorial: Mergers & Acquisitions in California

California’s economy is one of the largest in the world, let alone the United States, and as a result high levels of corporate activity and transactional work pass through and derive from San Francisco, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, and other places in the state. As such, there are particularly high levels of transactional legal expertise in the local commercial firms, and the research has identified 28 practitioners from 15 leading practices who stand out.

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Editorial: Mergers & Acquisitions in Texas

As one of the major contributors to the US economy, Texas is rightly viewed as the commercial hub of the South. Both Houston and Dallas are centres for high levels of corporate activity and transactional work. Our research identifies 27 practitioners as leaders in this field.

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Editorial: Mergers & Acquisitions in Georgia

A major hub for business in the south of the United States, Atlanta is home to several major international companies, including four Fortune 100 businesses. With the vigorous private equity market driving an ever increasing volume of transactional work, we identify 28 leaders in this field.

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Editorial: Mergers & Acquisitions in Illinois

Although Chicago cannot rival New York as the United States’ M&A capital, it is still the scene of a large volume of transactional activity. In addition, the vigorous private equity market means several experts that represent private equity groups in transactional matters force their way into this chapter.

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