Eric Tanck

Practice Areas

Eric Tanck is a partner in Nixon Peabody’s M&A and Corporate Transactions group, focusing his practice on business and corporate law matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and the formation, financing, and growth of business enterprises.

Today I focus my practice on three main areas, assisting clients with a variety of complex transactions.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

I work with public and private companies in a variety of industries, including food and beverage, health care, energy, and high-tech manufacturing, on various mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and divestitures.

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS AND TRANSACTIONS

Clients turn to me to assist with the negotiation and maintenance of various service and supply agreements and other commercial contracts.

FORMATION AND FINANCING OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

I provide startup companies with strategic advice on the business entity formation process and have represented established companies and startups in connection with public and private equity offerings.

Professional Memberships

Eric is a member of the Board of Directors of Elevate Rochester (formerly the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation) and serves as the chair of its Governance Committee. He is a member of the Monroe County and American bar associations.

Career

University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude

State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., Philosophy; Politics & Law, magna cum laude