Ranking tables

Corporate/M&A | USA

Virginia: Southern

This chapter includes company acquisitions, dispositions and related financing arrangements, mergers, joint ventures capitalizations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements and governance matters. Also covers those transactions designed to help restructuring within companies and their subsidiaries by change of ownership. Priority is placed on primary representatives, those acting for buyers and sellers, whilst those acting for financial advisers, underwriters and the banks financing such transactions are also considered.

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    Hunton Andrews Kurth is a market leader renowned for its handling of sophisticated, high-value transactions regionally, nationally and globally for an impressive client base of major businesses. It is noted for the breadth of its coverage, handling matters across a wide range of industries and sectors, including retail, defense, energy, healthcare, technology and financial services. The team advises on mandates of all sizes with regular work on deals worth hundreds of millions. Its lawyers also offer expertise in corporate governance and securities law, and retain an impressive private equity practice. The team is further noted for handling corporate restructurings and asset sales.
  2. McGuireWoods LLP
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    McGuireWoods LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    McGuireWoods is a preeminent outfit with strong roots in Richmond. It is regularly called upon to handle complex M&A transactions and noted for its expert representation of major energy clients in large transactions and financings. The team is further noted for providing clients with day-to-day business advice.
  3. Troutman Pepper
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    Troutman Pepper
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    Troutman Pepper has a stellar corporate practice, renowned for its capability serving as underwriter's counsel for public companies. It is noted for its activity in high-value M&A transactions nationally as well as in Canada. The team is particularly active on behalf of clients in the energy and financial services sectors.
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Band 2

  1. Hirschler
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    Hirschler
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Hirschler has a broad midmarket-focused corporate practice that comes recommended for its investment management strengths for institutional investors. The department is also recommended for its M&A work. The team has additional strength in ancillary areas such as tax, franchising and estate planning. It is also able to handle matters involving international jurisdictions.
  2. Williams Mullen
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    Williams Mullen
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Williams Mullen house a notable team that is well versed in M&A, corporate restructurings and recapitalizations, buyouts and spinoffs. It enjoys a fine track record for its work with publicly traded companies and demonstrates strength in the insurance and retail sectors, among others. The team has additional strength in the corporate finance and private equity spaces. The department also regularly assists corporate clients on advisory matters including corporate governance.
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Band 3

  1. Kaufman & Canoles
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    Kaufman & Canoles
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Kaufman & Canoles has a wide-reaching practice representing public and private companies in a range of business transactions, including M&A, the sale of assets and joint ventures. The team is also adept at advising on financing and securities matters. It boasts an especially strong presence in the Virginia Beach and Norfolk areas.
  2. Willcox Savage
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3