Top merger and acquisition partners Richard Climan, Keith Flaum and Jane Ross alongside IP and technology transactions partner John Brockland will join its global corporate team. Both Mr Climan and Mr Flaum will also join the global leadership teams within Hogan Lovells’ corporate practice. The team has been working together on Silicon Valley and global cases for almost two decades and during that time handled some of the biggest transactions in the technology and life sciences sectors. They also worked with some of the most illustrious players in the world such as Adobe, Ant Financial, Applied Materials, eBay, Facebook, Gilead Sciences, Intel, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Oracle, Qorvo and Synopsys. Recent work led by the team includes Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp for $16 billon, the successful defense of Illumina against Roche’s $6.2 billon hostile takeover attempt, the $2 billon sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers to a buyout group led by Guggenheim Partners as well as more than 25 acquisitions for Adobe, eBay, Intel, Oracle and Synopsys.
Strategic
‘We have a strategic focus on advising clients on transactions with a regulatory or industry specific component,' said Hogan Lovells CEO Steve Immelt. 'We are excited to have this team of lawyers join us in Northern California, as they have represented market leading technology and life sciences companies on many of their most significant transactions. Their well-earned reputation, relationships, and market profile will expand our presence in one of the most active markets for corporate transactions and illustrates a focus on strengthening our M&A capabilities in key markets in the US and globally.’
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