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

2026 M&A Conference — Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN

2026 M&A Conference — Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel for Financial Advisor to Capstone Green Energy Holdings in $112.5 Million Investment

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Finance Partner Eleni Zodiates to London, Further Strengthening Its UK Finance & Restructuring Team

Interest Rate Derivatives and Equity Derivatives

SEC Provides Guidance for “Baby Shelf” Limited ATM Issuers

The “Baby Shelf” Requirements: A Compliance Guide for Issuers

ISDA Masterclass: Derivatives Documentation

Key 2026 Trends in M&A and Investment in Defence Systems in the UK and Europe

Fifth Circuit Lifts Stay — Old HSR Form Reinstated Pending Appeal

Insights

SEC Provides Guidance for “Baby Shelf” Limited ATM Issuers

The “Baby Shelf” Requirements: A Compliance Guide for Issuers

Key 2026 Trends in M&A and Investment in Defence Systems in the UK and Europe

Fifth Circuit Lifts Stay — Old HSR Form Reinstated Pending Appeal

The Department of Justice Introduces Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

Scott Kosnoff Provides Insight on NAIC’s AI Governance Pilot Program for Law360 Insurance Authority Q&A Feature

The Duty of Disclosure: No Right to Remain Silent

Fifth Circuit Decision Undermines IRS Position on Self-Employment Tax

FinCEN Narrows Minnesota Geographic Targeting Order: What the Exemptive Relief Means for Banks and Commercial Customers

The SEC Proposes Amendments to N-PORT Filings, Including Removing Names Rule Reporting, and Issues New FAQs for Names Rule

Events

Upcoming Events

2026 M&A Conference — Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN

2026 M&A Conference — Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN

Past Events

Interest Rate Derivatives and Equity Derivatives

ISDA Masterclass: Derivatives Documentation

ISDA Virtual Conference: Equity Derivatives Products

Derivatives Documentation -- Overview of the ISDA Architecture; Masters, Schedules, Confirms, CSAs and collateralization; Execution and Account Agreements

Consolidation in the CDFI Industry: Risks & Rewards

News

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel for Financial Advisor to Capstone Green Energy Holdings in $112.5 Million Investment

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Finance Partner Eleni Zodiates to London, Further Strengthening Its UK Finance & Restructuring Team

Faegre Drinker Represents So Good So You in its Sale to Bansk Group

Health Care Attorney Isaac Willett Rejoins Faegre Drinker in Indianapolis

Faegre Drinker Advises The RBB Fund in Groundbreaking Dual Share Class Structure

Faegre Drinker Practices and Attorneys Ranked Among Leaders in Chambers Global Guide 2026

Faegre Drinker Advises SunOpta, Inc. In Sale Transaction

Faegre Drinker Advises Real Housewife & Fashion Icon Rachel Zoe on Major Gordon Brothers Partnership

Faegre Drinker Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Lexology Index Reports

Faegre Drinker Welcomes 2025 New Associate Class

Experience

Our Experience

Sale of Homebuilder Assets to Strategic Acquirer

Cherry Coatings Acquires Vision Holding Group, Inc.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group Underwrites Public Offering for GenFlat Holdings

Forum Communications Company Acquires Newspaper Entities From Wick Communications

Outdoor Living Supply, LLC Acquires Garden Supply Hardscapes

B. Riley Securities, Inc. and Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC Serve as Co-Agents for $200M At-The-Market Offering

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

Sarah F. Armstrong

April Risk Arnett

Kinsey L. Arnett

Luc Attlan

Rupert HW Barnes

David W. Barrett

Michael N. Baxter

Trevor J. Belden

Richard H. Bennett

Federico Benvenutto

Jim Birge

Victoria A. Blackwell

Janelle Blankenship

Bryan Bloom

Jeffrey R. Blumberg

Jon A. Bomberger