Overview
Gary Laitner helps clients grow internationally through cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures while navigating antitrust issues.
Gary has worked extensively with clients in most European jurisdictions, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, the U.S., South America and throughout Asia (particularly Japan, China and Korea). Gary helps clients understand cultural differences of transacting in other jurisdictions and has a particular fondness for U.K.-U.S. and U.S.-U.K. transactions. Gary is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and serves as co-leader of Faegre Drinker's international transactions practice team.
Past Experience
Prior to joining Faegre Drinker, Gary was a partner at Crowell & Moring and a worldwide partner in the tax and legal practice of Arthur Andersen.Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
England & Wales
Education
University of Bristol
LL.B. with honours (1979)
Experience
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July 2018 1 min readICM Registry Completes $30.6M Sale to MMXCorporate International Transactions Mergers & Acquisitions
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January 2017 1 min readFreightex Acquired by UPSCorporate International Transactions Mergers & Acquisitions
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November 2016 1 min readEmily Crisps Sells Minority Stake of BusinessFood & Agribusiness Food & Beverage Corporate International Transactions Mergers & Acquisitions
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March 2016 1 min readAdvanced Oncotherapy plc Industrializes Cancer Treatment SystemMedical Devices Health & Life Sciences Corporate International Transactions Mergers & Acquisitions
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2013 1 min readADM Completes International Trade Receivables SecuritizationAgribusiness Commodity Production & Processing Food & Agribusiness Lending & Finance Corporate International Transactions
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1997 1 min readFinning (UK) Ltd. Completes Transactions Valued at £109m
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Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Law Society of England and Wales
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom — Corporate Finance Law, 2020-2021
- Legal 500 UK — "Standout Partner" in M&A, 2011