Features
A Foot in the Door: William Sorabella and Stephen Fraidin | Kirkland & Ellis
When shoemaker Collective Brands went on the market, three bidders wouldn't take no for an answer—even though it meant adding a carve-out to a buyout bid.
He's Got It Covered: Jerry Marlatt | Morrison & Foerster
Getting the Securities and Exchange Commission's blessing for a new type of securities offering by a Canadian bank was no easy assignment.
The Sum of Its Parts: Mark Menting and William Torchiana | Sullivan & Cromwell
A pair of Sullivan & Cromwell lawyers advised ING Groep on a series of worldwide asset sales after the financial institution was ordered to split its global insurance and banking operations.
Chemical Reaction: Nancy Lieberman | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Skadden's Lieberman helped Amylin through the most challenging experiment of all: a complicated sale.
Circuit Breaker: Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins
Getting the best price for Quest Software meant looking beyond the founder's buyout bid—and partially neutralizing his 38 percent stake in the company.
Behind the Wheel: Paul Shim | Cleary Gottlieb
Dollar Thrifty's hotly contested $2.3 billion sale to Hertz was a seven-year journey that became one of the longest-running takeovers of the modern corporate age.
Taking Care of Business: Honorable Mentions
These lawyers win recognition for their creative lawyering on challenging transactions.
The Fixer-Upper: Stacy Kanter | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Transforming Realogy from a troubled real estate business into the biggest private equity-backed IPO of 2012 took patience, creativity, and perseverance.
A Fistful of Pesos: Nicholas Kronfeld | Davis Polk & Wardwell
When Latin American banking powerhouse Santander Mexico decided to go public in a dual listing, the resulting IPO made headlines on both sides of the Rio Grande.
