Corporate

Overview

Our 235 corporate, securities, tax, public and corporate finance, and M&A attorneys serve as trusted legal advisers on your most important and strategic transactions and business decisions. We support the finance and governance needs of public and private companies, government entities, venture capital funds, financial institutions, and institutional and individual investors around the country and the world. Our teams work alongside you to vet opportunities and challenges. We execute mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other key strategic business transactions consistent with your goals, supporting compliance with domestic and international law. Our experienced capital markets and finance attorneys can assist you with the legal knowledge necessary to secure funding to support growth strategies, from billion-dollar debt and equity financings to recapitalizations and restructurings. We counsel public companies on fiduciary and governance issues and support the business needs of public entities and nonprofits so you can focus on your mission. And we help market-leading franchisors evolve by advising on strategic growth opportunities and international expansion.

Corporate

Overview

Corporate Segments

Insights & Events

Latest

2027 M&A Conference — Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN

Navigating the 2027 Annual Report and Proxy Season - Webinar

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Tax Partner Andreas Andrews to Corporate Group in Philadelphia

Gwen Williamson Discusses AI and Investment Considerations for Family Offices With Family Wealth Report

Forbes Names Scott Kosnoff to Inaugural America’s Top Lawyers for AI

AI and the Insurance Value Chain: Underwriting, Claims, and Distribution

Third Quarter 2026 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review

2026 M&A Conference — Des Moines - Des Moines, IA

Modernizing Third-Party & Outsourcing Oversight in a High-Risk Service Provider Landscape

California Expands the Cartwright Act: COMPETE Act Creates New State-Law Prohibitions on Single-Company Monopolization

Insights

Gwen Williamson Discusses AI and Investment Considerations for Family Offices With Family Wealth Report

Third Quarter 2026 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review

California Expands the Cartwright Act: COMPETE Act Creates New State-Law Prohibitions on Single-Company Monopolization

Gwen Williamson Offers Insight on Family Offices Managing Outside Investments in Crain Currency

Companies House Identity Verification: First Prosecutions Highlight Director Liability

Minnesota Federal Court Holds Franchisor May Recover Actual Lost-Profit Damages under Minnesota Law

The European Innovation Act: How the Law Could Change IP Investment in the EU

California Appellate Court Holds Post-Term Noncompete Not Enforceable against Franchisee Following Franchise Transfer

Ryan Miske Speaks With Law360 About AI’s Impact on Private Equity Investment Strategies

Caryn Glawe Discusses Technology, AI and Career Development for New Attorneys in Indiana Lawyer

Events

Upcoming Events

Navigating the 2027 Annual Report and Proxy Season - Webinar

2027 M&A Conference — Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN

Past Events

AI and the Insurance Value Chain: Underwriting, Claims, and Distribution

2026 M&A Conference — Des Moines - Des Moines, IA

Modernizing Third-Party & Outsourcing Oversight in a High-Risk Service Provider Landscape

From Pilot to Practice: What the NAIC’s AI Review Means for Insurers

AI Update, Governance & Risk Management

News

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Tax Partner Andreas Andrews to Corporate Group in Philadelphia

Forbes Names Scott Kosnoff to Inaugural America’s Top Lawyers for AI

Investment Management Counsel Catherine DiValentino Rejoins Faegre Drinker in Philadelphia

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Northland Capital Markets in $64M PIPE Financing for New Era Energy & Digital, Inc.

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Lake Street Capital Markets in $53M PIPE Financing for NN, Inc.

Lica Tomizuka Elected to American Law Institute

Faegre Drinker Advises First Internet Bancorp in Private Placement of $20.5 Million of 8.0% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes

Faegre Drinker Advises Randa in Acquisition of UNTUCKit

Faegre Drinker Team Represents Watkins, LLC in its Acquisition of Sauer Brands’ Spice Business

Faegre Drinker Advises Graebel Companies in Business Combination with Reside Worldwide

Experience

Our Experience

Watkins Acquires Sauer Brands' Spice Business

Claros Technologies Raises $55M in Series B Financing

Craig-Hallum Capital Group Acts as Underwriter for $12M Public Offering of Creative Realities

Generac Issues Warrant to Amazon in Connection with Long-Term Supply of Backup Generators

Graebel Companies Enters Business Combination with Reside Worldwide

Investment Fund Provides Bridge Financing for Ridesharing Company

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Corporate Team

John R. Marcil

Michael B. Abbott

Abyen Aden

Noemi Aguirre

Andrew Anderson

Sheremy R. Anderson

Joseph B. Andolina

Andreas N. Andrews

Shazell N. Archer

Sarah F. Armstrong

April Risk Arnett

Kinsey L. Arnett

Spencer Aydelotte

Rupert HW Barnes

David W. Barrett

Benjamin B. Batchelder

Michael N. Baxter

Trevor J. Belden

Tessa W. Bell

Richard H. Bennett

Federico Benvenutto

Jim Birge

Janelle Blankenship