Bio

A co-leader of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Mary-Laura Greely has extensive experience as a transactional lawyer in mergers and acquisitions involving private and public companies, private equity, venture capital, and general corporate representation. She advises companies on strategic acquisitions and dispositions of companies, assets and divisions, significant debt and equity financings, management buy-outs, corporate governance and succession planning, employment, intellectual property protection, transactional due diligence, and partnership and stockholder matters. Mary-Laura serves as outside general counsel and a trusted business advisor working with clients on strategic growth opportunities and business-critical projects, as well as addressing day-to-day commercial issues. Her clients represent a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, health care, medical device, information technology, financial services, food and beverage, franchising, consumer products, automotive, real estate, construction and service businesses. She has had significant experience representing both buyers and sellers in cross-border transactions. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Mary-Laura was a partner in the Corporate Practice Group at Brown Rudnick LLP and Mintz Levin. In 2008, a transaction involving the sale of her client to a large publicly-held speech recognition software company was awarded the "Tech Dealmaker Award" from Mass High Tech and The Association for Corporate Growth Boston. In 2013, a significant asset acquisition by a leading financial service company, and an investment management company from one of the country's largest servicers of home loans on which she served as a team of advisors, was selected for the "M&A Advisor Deal of the Year" Award.