NEW YORK – Nov. 16, 2015 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP further grew its Antitrust and M&A Practices with the strategic addition of Stephen M. Pepper as a shareholder in the firm’s New York office. Before joining Greenberg Traurig, Pepper was counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
“As we continue to grow, we are looking for premier specialists across the board to support our clients’ needs. We offer a tremendous value proposition in the M&A and private equity arena, and are continuing to invest in the practice areas necessary to support the group,” said Richard A. Rosenbaum, Chief Executive Officer of Greenberg Traurig. “Stephen’s vast experience handling complex transactions involving national and foreign authorities is an ideal fit for our platform, our clients, and our global Corporate Practice.”
Pepper has extensive experience with the antitrust requirements of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, particularly those involving complex private equity fund structures. His experience includes both the pre-acquisition reporting requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and notification and approval requirements of merger control regimes worldwide. He has obtained antitrust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and foreign merger control authorities for transactions in a variety of industries, including engineering, electronics, software, semiconductor equipment, chemicals, retail stores, food and beverage, banking, publishing, and consulting. He frequently advises clients on global merger clearance strategy for international transactions, including the coordination of international merger control filings and clearance efforts.
“This is an important move, not only for me but also for my clients. They now have access to the capabilities of Greenberg Traurig's global platform and its already significant and growing resources in practices key to my clients who have come to expect a higher level of quality and experience when preparing for an acquisition or other complex transaction,” said Pepper.
Pepper graduated with his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland, and received his J.D., with highest honors, from George Washington University School of Law.
In addition to the Oct. 1 opening of Greenberg Traurig's Berlin office with 55 attorneys, Greenberg Traurig's Global Corporate & Securities Practice, which includes stellar M&A practitioners, has achieved unprecedented growth during 2015. Shareholders who joined the practice since January 2015 in New York include Nanette Aguirre, Meredith Beuchaw, Iskender “Alex” H. Catto, Joseph Cosentino, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Frank Martire, Anthony L. Perricone, Ivan J. Presant, Allan D. Reiss, and Gregory R. Daddario as of counsel. Also joining the practice were shareholders, in Amsterdam, Thédoor Melchers; in Berlin, Dr. Henrik Armah, Claudia Hard, Dr. Josef Hofschroer, and Dr. Peter Schorling; in Chicago, John P. Boelter and Stacey T. Kern; in Dallas, Christina A. Tate; in Denver, Thomas B. Romer; in Fort Lauderdale, Flora R. Perez; in Houston, Derek J. Anchondo; in London, Dorothee Fischer-Appelt and Joel Wheeler; in Mexico City, Miguel Flores Bernés, Víctor Manuel Frías Garcés, José Raz Guzmán, and Miguel Moisés; in Miami, Marc L. Druckman; in New Jersey, James A. Dempsey; and in Tokyo, Koji Ishikawa and Koichiro Ohashi.
Greenberg Traurig's Corporate & Securities Practice comprises more than 400 lawyers who advise public and privately held companies on global mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital, underwritten and syndicated offerings, commercial finance and syndicated lending, cross-border transactions, and general corporate matters. The group’s industry experience includes transactions in a wide range of fields, from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and life sciences fields, to representations involving clients in the aviation, banking, energy, health care, manufacturing, technology, and telecommunications sectors.
The 2015 Annual Law and the Boardroom Study lists Greenberg Traurig as one of America’s top corporate law firms. NYSE Governance Services and FTI Consulting, Inc. conduct the study. The "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms" list reflects the views of more than 500 participating directors and general counsel of publicly traded companies, who between February and April 2015, participated in the survey and weighed in on current governance and legal matters. The top 25 law firms, based on number of votes received, are included in the ranking.