Bio

Joseph Coco is a globally recognized attorney, having served for more than 30 years as lead lawyer on dozens of high-profile M&A transactions, private equity matters and financings for public and private companies, private equity firms and hedge funds, as well as investment banks. Mr. Coco’s work spans a wide range of industries and matters, including corporate, securities law, corporate governance and shareholder activism defense. He has been involved in more than 150 major publicly disclosed M&A, REIT and financing transactions, including over 100 deals valued at more than $1 billion each. Mr. Coco has been selected repeatedly for inclusion in Chambers Global and Chambers USA in the corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity buyout categories. He is noted in Chambers as having, according to clients, “an exceptional combination of legal expertise and business acumen” and for being an “extraordinary legal and business advisor” who is clients’ “most valuable external asset.” Additionally, he has been recognized as a leading mergers and acquisitions lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America and named repeatedly to Lawdragon’s list of its 500 Leading Dealmakers in America. He has represented several S&P 500 companies, including REITs, and is one of the world’s leading lawyers in the assisted/senior care facilities space, having advised on more than $60 billion in deals for Fortress Investment Group LLC, Healthpeak Properties, Inc. and Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Mr. Coco has been active in firm management, including serving on Skadden’s Policy Committee, the firm’s governing body, and its Compensation Committee.