Representative Experience

  • Representing NTT Data Corp. in its acquisition of Dell Inc.’s IT services division (infrastructure services, cloud services, application services, and business process outsourcing) for $3 billion.
  • Advised PHH Corp.’s board of directors in its Fleet Division’s $4.9 billion sale to Element Financial Corp., including $1.4 billion in cash and $3.5 billion debt assumption.

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  • Advised Nicira regarding incorporation, financing, employee benefits, tax, IP and immigration through its eventual $1.5 billion sale to VMWare.
  • Counseled Atheros Communications regarding incorporation, financing, intellectual property, M&A, IPO, executive compensation, employment and labor matter, and tax matters, as well as its eventual sale to Qualcomm for $3.1 billion.
  • Provided guidance to WebEx regarding its incorporation, general corporate matters, financing, executive compensation, intellectual property, IPO, tax, real estate and sale to Cisco Systems for $3.2 billion.
  • Represented Financial Engines in its acquisition of The Mutual Fund Store from Warburg Pincus for approximately $600 million.
  • Acted for Global Cash Access Inc., a provider of integrated casino cash solutions, in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Multimedia Games.
  • Represented Business Insider, one of the most popular business websites, in its $343 million sale to German media company Axel Springer SE.
  • Advised Invitae Corp., a genetic information company, on its $101.6 million initial public offering.
  • Acted as underwriters’ counsel in a $1 billion senior note offering by CenturyLink Inc.
  • Acted for Envivio Inc. in its $125 million sale to Ericsson AB.
  • Advised Louisville Gas & Electric Co. regarding its $550 million offering of first mortgage bonds.

Practice Area Highlights

According to Pitchbook’s 2022 global league tables, Pillsbury has been among the most active law firms in the world for venture capital, including:

  • 7th for energy venture capital deals
  • 11th for software venture capital deals
  • 12th for pharma & biotech venture capital deals

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  • Chambers USA 2023 ranked our Corporate/M&A practice regionally in Northern California, Northern Virginia, Southern California and Washington, DC, with five individual partner recognitions for practice excellence and client service.
  • Best Lawyers/U.S. News & World Report 2023 gave Pillsbury Tier 1 recognition for national Corporate, Securities/Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions.
  • The Legal 500 U.S. recognized our M&A: Middle Market ($500M – $999M) and Venture Capital & Emerging Companies practices.
  • Pillsbury is regarded as a “Go-To Firm” for Securities according to Corporate Counsel’s survey of in-house counsel at Fortune 500 firms.
  • The M&A Advisor presented Pillsbury with four “Deal of the Year” awards for innovative restructuring work in 2015 and selected Pillsbury as a 2014 “Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year” winner in the Over $100 million to $1 Billion category.
  • Our firm ranked 11th as a Top Advisor to U.S. Middle Market according to FactSet’s Flashwire Advisor Report.