| Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Craig T. Alcorn has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group as a partner in the Chicago office. Mr. Alcorn’s arrival comes on the heels of the firm opening a San Francisco Office in March with Corporate Partner Baird D. Fogel, underscoring Eversheds Sutherland’s focus on growth in the corporate and M&A space. Mr. Alcorn joins the firm from Skadden in Chicago.
“We are excited to welcome Craig to the firm as we continue to grow our global Corporate and M&A Practice,” said Mark D. Wasserman, Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland. “Chicago has been a key growth location for us, and our M&A team there has firmly established itself in the market for both US and cross-border deals. Craig’s expansive practice will fit well into the global M&A platform we offer our clients and will continue to solidify our Chicago office as a destination for high-profile deals.” Mr. Alcorn advises companies on a wide range of domestic and cross-border matters, including complex mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, securities offerings and securities law matters. He frequently counsels clients across a wide variety of industries, including energy, healthcare, technology, pharmaceuticals, financial services, retail and foodservice. “Craig is an accomplished corporate and M&A attorney with a proven track record of complex, substantial deals,” said Partner Robert J. Pile, Global Co-Lead of Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Practice Group. “He has extensive experience with public company M&A and public securities matters, in addition to broad-based M&A experience, adding even more firepower to our team in Chicago.” About Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate M&A Practice The team combines decades of experience with in-depth knowledge of local and cross-border practices. Wherever the transaction is led from, we provide a seamless and integrated worldwide service. Our attorneys are well versed in the unique requirements of mergers, tender offers, stock and asset acquisitions, corporate restructurings, spin-offs, recapitalizations and other deal structures. We negotiate and establish alliances, joint ventures and other partnering relationships. In addition, we develop innovative approaches to implement other tailored commercial relationships. Our global M&A team advises clients across a broad range of sectors including financial services, insurance, payment systems, technology, communications, energy, industrials, consumer products, professional services, health care and e-commerce. We understand regulatory frameworks and the impact on transactions of the key issues that affect your business. This in-depth sector knowledge allows us to add real value to the M&A process. About Eversheds Sutherland With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in over 70 offices in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe. Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; finance; human capital and labor law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax. Eversheds Sutherland is a global legal practice and comprises two separate legal entities: Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (headquartered in the UK) and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (headquartered in the US), and their respective controlled, managed, affiliated and member firms. The use of the name Eversheds Sutherland is for description purposes only and does not imply that the member firms or their controlled, managed or affiliated entities are in a partnership or are part of a global LLP. For more information, visit eversheds-sutherland.com. |
