Two Morrison Foerster Partners Named on The Legal 500’s M&A Powerlist: US 2024

The Legal 500 has named Eric McCrath and Michael O’Bryan to its inaugural M&A Powerlist: US 2024. The Powerlist showcases the leading M&A practitioners working across various states in the United States, based on research conducted by its team and recommendations from clients and peers based on the quality of their advice and service.

Eric McCrath is the chair of Morrison Foerster. Eric has been a trusted advisor on hundreds of public and private M&A, private equity, and financing transactions over the course of his career. As part of his market-leading M&A practice, he counsels strategic acquirers and targets in a variety of industries, including technology (semiconductors, software, AR/VR, fintech, AI), healthcare, consumer products, financial institutions, media, gaming, and transportation. He represents leading U.S. and global companies and regularly advises on complex cross-border transactions. Eric is regularly recognized by leading publications, including The Legal 500 US and Chambers USA, with client sources describing him as “greatly skilled at advising on the most complex and high-profile M&A transactions” and noting that he “combines strong technical skills and a flair for complexity with commercial awareness, pragmatism and sound judgment.”

Michael (“Mike”) O’Bryan advises on U.S. and international mergers, acquisitions, sales, spin-offs, 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. Mike is the chair of the American Bar Association’s M&A Committee, where he also served as co-editor of the Model Tender Offer Agreement and on the editorial board for the Model Public Company Merger Agreement. Mike regularly speaks and writes on critical M&A issues and has been ranked in numerous publications including Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US, and Best Lawyers in America. Clients in The Legal 500 describe Mike as “a very seasoned M&A lawyer with a depth of technical expertise.”

Visit The Legal 500’s website to view the full list of individuals recognized on the M&A Powerlist: US 2024.