Our Mergers and Acquisitions practice is at the core of the firm`s Corporate practice. We represent buyers and sellers in the negotiation of mergers, stock and asset acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, tender offers and other transactions involving changes in corporate control and special committees of boards of directors in going private transactions. We also have substantial experience assisting clients in acquiring and disposing of distressed businesses that are the subject of insolvency proceedings.

Our clients are major international and domestic firms, corporate concerns and financial institutions. We counsel our clients in many industries - banking, insurance, manufacturing, technology, software, consumer products, media and services among others.

AstapovLawyers brings together a unique blend of professionals from such areas as tax, securities, antitrust, real estate, bankruptcy, employee benefits and environmental regulation. AstapovLawyers practice utilizes the talents of lawyers throughout the firm to meet the needs of our clients on a real-time basis.

Through a number of innovative structures, our Team continues to make a significant contribution to several key areas of M&A process and many of the transactions that we have helped to structure have now become market benchmarks.