Bio

Corey Brown is a co-chair of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group. Recognized nationally as a “Next Generation Lawyer” in middle market M&A by The Legal 500, his practice focuses on representing private equity funds and strategics in buy-side and sell-side transactions, including leveraged buyouts, minority and growth investments, going-private transactions, carve-out acquisitions, tender offers, and other strategic business transactions. Corey’s practice spans many different industries, with a particular focus in technology and life sciences, and includes buyers and sellers of both public and private companies, including private equity sponsors. Corey also has extensive experience in cross-border transactions, having advised on transactions involving parties in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. He routinely counsels boards and executive officers on their significant transactions, including fiduciary duty issues, and general corporate matters. Corey also regularly works with portfolio companies of private equity firms on their transactional and general corporate matters. He has provided legal counsel to: Thomas H. Lee Partners; Providence Equity Partners; Advent International Corporation; Mill Road Capital; The Gores Group; Dell EMC; Alexion Pharmaceuticals; Thermo Fisher Scientific; the Kraft Group; and many others. Corey previously worked as an intern for The Honorable Thomas Balmer of the Oregon Supreme Court.