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    Matthew M. Friestedt

    Partner

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    New York

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    Matt Friestedt leads the Firm’s Executive Compensation M&A practice. He is experienced in handling all matters involving the compensation of senior executives, including employment, change in control, equity compensation and severance arrangements. Matt has worked on over $2 trillion of M&A transactions and written extensively on executive compensation practices and the Section 280G “golden parachute” tax rules. He also regularly advises on governance issues.

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    Matt Friestedt and Julia Paranyuk Author M&A Lawyer Article on Section 280G Gross Ups in Mergers & Acquisitions

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    • Experience
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    Experience

    Experience

    Major M&A Transactions

    • AbbVie withdrawn acquisition of Shire ($55 billion)
    • AIG sale of Alico to MetLife ($15 billion)
    • Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods ($14 billion)
    • Amgen acquisition of Onyx ($10 billion)

    • AT&T acquisition of DirecTV ($67 billion)
    • AT&T acquisition of Time Warner ($109 billion)
    • AT&T blocked acquisition of T-Mobile ($39 billion)
    • AT&T spin-off of DirecTV ($16 billion)
    • AT&T spin-off of WarnerMedia
    • Bayer acquisition of Monsanto ($66 billion)
    • Biohaven sale to Pfizer ($12 billion)
    • Cablevision sale to Altice ($18 billion)
    • Columbia Pipeline sale to TransCanada ($13 billion)
    • Concho sale to ConocoPhillips ($14 billion)
    • Concho acquisition of RSP Permian ($10 billion)
    • Credit Suisse pending sale to UBS ($3 billion)
    • CVS acquisition of Omnicare ($13 billion)
    • Dyax sale to Shire ($6 billion)
    • Enbridge acquisition of Spectra ($43 billion)
    • Fiat acquisition of Chrysler out of bankruptcy
    • Fiserv acquisition of First Data ($22 billion)
    • GGP sale to Brookfield ($28 billion)
    • Goldman Sachs acquisition of SLK ($6 billion)
    • Harris merger of equals with L3 ($35 billion)
    • Hilton Hotels LBO by Blackstone ($26 billion)
    • Idenix sale to Merck ($4 billion)
    • ICE acquisition of the NYSE ($8 billion)
    • Kite Pharma sale to Gilead Sciences ($12 billion)
    • Kraft merger with Heinz ($55 billion)
    • Medco sale to Express Scripts ($29 billion)
    • Perrigo acquisition of Elan ($9 billion)
    • Pharmasset sale to Gilead Sciences ($11 billion)
    • PRA Health Sciences sale to ICON ($12 billion)
    • Priceline acquisitions of Kayak and OpenTable
    • SBC acquisition of AT&T ($22 billion)
    • Seagen pending sale to Pfizer ($43 billion)
    • Silver Lake sale of Skype to Microsoft ($9 billion)
    • Stemcentrx sale to AbbVie ($10 billion)
    • Synageva sale to Alexion ($8 billion)
    • Teva acquisition of Allergan Generics ($40 billion)
    • Triton sale to Brookfield Infrastructure ($13 billion)
    • TXU LBO by KKR and TPG ($45 billion)
    • UnitedHealth acquisition of Catamaran ($13 billion)
    • UnitedHealth acquisition of Change Healthcare ($14 billion)
    • ZF acquisition of TRW ($13 billion)

    Other Representations

    • General Compensation: AMC Networks, Artisan Partners, Cablevision, Madison Square Garden, PacWest Bank, ProSight, RR Donnelley and Vornado
    • IPOs: Archipelago, Artisan Partners, Great Western Bank and ProSight
    • LBOs: Ares, CPPIB, OTPP and Rhône
    • Management Team LBOs: Acosta, Grocery Outlet, Guitar Center, HCA, Russel Investments, Savers
    • Spin-Offs: AMC Networks, Donnelley Financial Services, LSC Communications, JBG Smith, Madison Square Garden, MSG Networks, Urban Edge
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    Mr. Friestedt has been recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business from 2011 to 2022.

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    News

    News

    • Matt Friestedt and Julia Paranyuk Author M&A Lawyer Article on Section 280G Gross Ups in Mergers & Acquisitions

      May 4, 2023
    • S&C Advises J.P. Morgan on Acquisition of Aumni

      March 29, 2023
    • S&C Advises New York Community Bancorp Subsidiary Flagstar Bank in Acquisition of Assets and Liabilities from Signature Bridge Bank

      March 22, 2023
    • S&C Advises Seagen in $43 Billion Acquisition by Pfizer

      March 15, 2023
    • S&C Advises Biohaven in $11.6 Billion Acquisition by Pfizer

      May 12, 2022
    • S&C Advises DigitalBridge in $3.2 Billion Sale of Wellness Infrastructure Business

      March 18, 2022
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • Matthew Friestedt Authors Article on Mergers of Equals

      Articles January 28, 2020
    • Matthew Friestedt Authors Article on CEO Mega Grant Practices

      Articles May 2019
    • Matthew Friestedt and Jeannette Bander Author Article on Section 280G Gross Ups in Recent M&A Deals

      Articles February 2018
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1997
    • Vanderbilt Law School, J.D., 1996
    • University of the Pacific, B.S., 1993

    Bar Admissions

    • New York
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Executive Compensation
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Private Equity
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