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    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Growing your business through acquisition?  Ready to sell?  Norris McLaughlin’s attorneys are here to help. 

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    Who We Are

    Our firm includes attorneys whose practice focuses on guiding clients through acquisitions, investments, and divestures.  We scale our services to the size and complexity of the transaction, whether it’s the sale of a local business to a longtime employee, the acquisition of a 500-employee regional competitor, or even an international business transaction.

    Our core M&A attorneys have a team of specialists – including our talented tax, environmental, labor & employment, and intellectual property attorneys who routinely support our clients’ transactions, enhancing efficiency by handling everything in-house.  We also collaborate with our colleagues in the Meritas and Legal Network International affiliations of select independent law firms located in every state in the U.S. and many countries around the world. Our membership in these organizations gives our clients immediate access to high-quality talent and legal services in other jurisdictions.

    Who We Help

    Selling a business is often a once-in-a-lifetime event for small to midsized business owners.  We can help no matter your business size or to whom you are selling.  Our attorneys routinely help professional practices, restaurant owners, regional commercial businesses, or e-commerce business owners sell their businesses.  For our larger corporate and commercial clients, we work closely with their business development team, in-house counsel, and management to develop deal and acquisition strategy.

    Acquisitions must to be handled efficiently so the resources can be best spent on growing the new operations.  We recognize the need to balance risk mitigation versus cost, and collaborate with our client’s acquisition team and advisors to develop the best approach.

    What We Do

    We work with you and your deal team to get the deal done.

    Buy-Side

    • Early-stage target strategy discussions
    • Term Sheet
    • Early-stage diligence
    • LOI preparation
    • Negotiation
    • Tax structuring
    • Document preparation
    • Regulatory approvals
    • Rep & Warranty Insurance

    Sell-Side

    • Pre-deal review 
    • Letter of intent review
    • Sell-side diligence
    • Tax structuring
    • Internal Reorganizations/Ownership/Rollover transactions
    • Document preparation
    • Schedules

    15 Attorneys found

    Adam H. Cook

    Member
    New Jersey

    Education

    • Rutgers Law School
      • J.D.
    • University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
      • M.A.
    • Occidental College
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions

    Bartley J. Breinin

    Member
    New York

    Education

    • University of Virginia School of Law
      • J.D.
    • Yale College
      • B.A., cum laude

    Area of Practice

    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Business Law

    Christopher R. Gray

    Member
    Pennsylvania

    Education

    • Georgetown University Law Center
      • LL.M. in Taxation
    • Thomas M. Cooley Law School
      • J.D., cum laude
    • Franklin and Marshall College
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
    • Taxation
    • Elder Care & Special Needs Law
    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions

    David S. Blatteis

    Member
    New Jersey, New York

    Education

    • The American University, Washington College of Law
      • J.D., magna cum laude
    • Brandeis University
      • B.A., Economics and Legal Studies, cum laude

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Health Care & Life Sciences
    • Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices / Pharma Services

    Dolores A. Laputka

    Member
    Pennsylvania

    Education

    • Duquesne University School of Law
      • J.D.
    • Boston College
      • B.A., cum laude

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
    • Taxation
    • Elder Care & Special Needs Law

    Douglas R. Brown

    Member
    New Jersey

    Education

    • Case Western Reserve University School of Law
      • J.D.
    • Ohio Wesleyan University
      • B.A., cum laude, Economics and Accounting

    Area of Practice

    • Banking & Financial Services
    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
    • Securities
    • Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies

    James H. Laskey

    Of Counsel
    New Jersey

    Education

    • Yale Law School
      • J.D.
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      • B.S.
      • Phi Beta Kappa

    Area of Practice

    • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Solar Energy
    • Telecommunications
    • Public Utilities

    Jeffrey K. Cassin

    Member
    New York

    Education

    • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
      • J.D.
    • The George Washington University: Elliot School of International Affairs
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • International Business
    • Securities

    John F. Lushis, Jr.

    Member
    Pennsylvania

    Education

    • Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law
      • J.D.
    • University of Notre Dame
      • B.S.M.E., cum laude

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Economic Development Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Solar Energy

    John N. Vanarthos

    Member
    New Jersey

    Education

    • Rutgers School of Law – Newark
      • J.D.
    • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • International Business
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies

    Milan D. Slak

    Member
    Pennsylvania

    Education

    • Villanova University School of Law
      • LL.M. in Taxation
    • Villanova University School of Law
      • J.D.
    • University of Toledo
      • B.B.A., cum laude

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Taxation
    • Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
    • Franchise Law
    • Solar Energy
    • Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies

    Peter D. Hutcheon

    Of Counsel
    New Jersey

    Education

    • Harvard Law School
      • J.D., cum laude
    • Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Munich, Germany
    • Williams College
      • B.A., magna cum laude

    Area of Practice

    • Banking & Financial Services
    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Securities

    Robert C. Gabrielski

    Member
    New Jersey

    Education

    • New York University School of Law
      • LL.M., in Taxation
    • Golden Gate University School of Law
      • J.D.
    • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Cannabis Law
    • International Business
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Taxation
    • Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies

    S. Graham Simmons, III

    Member
    Pennsylvania

    Education

    • Villanova University School of Law
      • J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
    • Roanoke College
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Banking & Financial Services
    • Business Law
    • Economic Development Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
    • Health Care & Life Sciences
    • Hospitals and Health Networks

    Victor S. Elgort

    Of Counsel
    New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

    Education

    • New York University School of Law
      • LL.M. in Taxation
    • Cornell University Law School
      • J.D., cum laude
    • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
      • B.S. & B.A., magna cum laude

    Area of Practice

    • Taxation
    • Business Law
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies
    • Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
    • Health Care & Life Sciences

    News

    November 4, 2021
    Norris McLaughlin Recognized in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms
    August 25, 2021
    Norris McLaughlin Multi-Disciplinary Legal Team Closes Significant Cross-Border Equity Investment
    August 19, 2021
    Fifteen Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Included in 2022 Best Lawyers® Lists
    August 12, 2021
    Norris McLaughlin Named in Lehigh Valley Business 2021 Reader Rankings
    March 23, 2021
    Eight Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers®
    February 1, 2021
    Norris McLaughlin and Lifetime Wealth Planning and Management LLC Close Acquisition Deal to Sell Assets
    January 5, 2021
    Norris McLaughlin Assists Mamoun’s Falafel in Acquisition Deal to Add Three More New Jersey Locations
    December 7, 2020
    Norris McLaughlin and 10-15 Associates, Inc., Close Deal to Sell Assets of Investment Advisory Practice
    September 1, 2020
    Sixteen Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®
    October 22, 2019
    Norris McLaughlin Named in Lehigh Valley Business 2019 Reader Rankings
    August 19, 2019
    John Lushis a Presenter at CDFA Summer School
    August 15, 2019
    Fifteen Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers® List
    May 8, 2019
    Two Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Named Among Pennsylvania Rising Stars
    October 24, 2011
    Peter D. Hutcheon Named Newark Best Lawyers Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year
    June 16, 2011
    Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Represents Dielmann-Haniel in $61 Million Deal
    April 27, 2011
    Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Represent Atlantic Health in Acquisition of Newton Memorial Hospital
    February 6, 2009
    Norris McLaughlin, P.A.Advises In Colavita Consolidation of North American Operations

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