Top 50: Americas M&A Lawyers

“Distinction in Dealmaking”

Published exclusively by Global M&A Network, the 10th annual list profiles a highly respected and successful group of 50 lawyers from the Americas mergers and acquisitions communities. Over 108 firms and 621 lawyers were evaluated per eligibility standards for the current A-list.

All transactions are truly a team effort. Inclusion in the A-list also validates the firms’ leadership and record of closing value-creating transactions irrespective of deal size. We have a range of identifiable criteria for making the often-hard editorial decisions.

Congratulations: 10th Annual 50 M&A Lawyers, and the firm’s they represent!


Gino A. Maurelli

Gino’s middle market M&A and private equity practice spans four decades. Closing deals on the buy and sell side amid both bull and bear markets, he understands how to navigate different environments to get deals done. His grit and problem-solving skills allow him to get even the most complex transactions done.


Dave serves as general counsel for his clients, managing their legal issues across all the firm’s practice areas. He leverages more than 20 years of experience, counseling them in a broad range of business opportunities including, business entity formation and structuring, corporate governance, supply chain management, loan transactions, real estate matters, commercialization of intellectual property assets and the review, drafting and negotiation of all forms of business contracts.

Award Winner: Dave was awarded the prestigious “USA M&A Lawyer of the Year” (Washington DC) and separately the firm recently won deal accolade for sale - Jackson Healthcare® acquisition of LRS Healthcare® at the Americas M&A Atlas Awards (New York).


Carlos Barbosa Mello

Carlos has acted as leading counsel in several of the most important transactions in the Brazilian capital markets in recent years. He has developed relationships with issuers, coordinators, and regulatory authorities, and expanded his activities into the areas of mergers and acquisitions and private equity.


David has over 35 years of experience representing companies across a variety of industries in mergers and acquisitions, public and private debt financings, and other strategic and financing transactions. His M&A experience includes cross-border transactions involving clients based in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as transactions in the life sciences, software, hardware, semiconductor and digital entertainment industries.

Award Winner: Several transactions advised by David have won the prestigious M&A Atlas Awards, including most recently the Clif Bar & Company in its $2.9B acquisition by Mondelez.


Michael G. O’Bryan

Mike advises on U.S. and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions, including “going private” and other related-party transactions. He has advised companies, boards, and special committees, as well as investment banks, in both negotiated and contested transactions.


Jason Osborn

Jason focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and SPAC transactions. He has extensive experience representing well-known financial firms in a variety of complex transactions and business development strategies.


Rama Padmanabhan

Rama focuses her practice on all types of public and private M&A and cross-border transactions, with an emphasis on Asia. She has extensive experience with SPAC M&A transactions, reverse mergers, joint ventures, navigating IPO/M&A dual-track processes, and other complex transactions. She is a market leader in life sciences, biotech and medical device transactions.


Greg Peterson

Greg is also the national co-leader of the firm's Governance, Activism & Investigations Group. Over the course of his 30-year career, he has helped clients navigate a range of high-stakes transactions - including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and reorganizations, plans of arrangement, going private transactions, private placements, and asset and share purchase and sale agreements.


Robert J. Pile

Bob focuses on business transactions and strategic relationships with an emphasis on acquisition and disposition transactions, joint ventures, restructurings, and strategic agreements. Bob also works with clients on organizational structuring and governance matters.


Matthew Poulter

Matthew advises global companies, “multilatinas” and investment banks on corporate and finance transactions. He has extensive experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, SEC-registered and exempt debt and equity offerings, structured credit facilities, and infrastructure finance transactions. He has worked extensively in Latin America, including on significant cross-border transactions involving Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru.