Troutman Pepper Locke Represents Ensysce Biosciences in Acquisition of Cy Biopharma
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Our team of seasoned attorneys offers a full spectrum of corporate legal services, including advising on mergers and acquisitions/dispositions, corporate governance, capital markets transactions, securities regulation, investment management, and private equity transactions. We guide clients through their most important transactions, critical day-to-day matters, and the full range of issues that arise in a company’s life cycle. Our in-depth commercial and industry knowledge and experience provide guidance well beyond the mechanics of the law, allowing us to counsel clients on broader business implications and strategies.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier practice, our corporate attorneys regularly handle transactions of all sizes with a focus on the middle market, many of which have significant regulatory overlay such as those involving health care, energy, financial services, insurance and/or cross-border operations. Our creative and cost-effective solutions give clients the benefit of our many years of experience without the cost of unnecessary legal research or hours.
Our clients include public and private entities, ranging from industry-leading, Fortune 100 corporations to emerging companies. We often serve as outside general counsel and provide precise, strategic guidance from an enterprise-level perspective. We build strong relationships to support our clients’ legal and business teams. We are considered an integral part of our clients’ decision-making and risk-management process.
The firm’s corporate practice is experienced in the unique transactional and regulatory aspects of many industries, including:
- Banking and financial services
- Chemicals
- Communications and data centers
- Construction
- Education
- Energy and infrastructure
- Environment
- Entertainment and media
- Food and beverage
- Health care
- Hospitality
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Life sciences
- Logistics and distribution
- Manufacturing
- Marine terminal development
- Maritime
- Mining and natural resources
- Nonprofit
- Real estate
- Retail
- Shipping and transportation
- Technology
In every transaction, we collaborate seamlessly with the client’s other advisors and our attorneys with experience in areas important to the matter, such as tax, intellectual property, real estate, labor and employment, employee benefits, environmental, and more. The result is a coordinated team approach that allows our clients to be proactive in pursuing their business strategies.
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