Bio

Brian Neill represents public and private companies, private equity funds, and family offices in structuring and negotiating corporate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, management buyouts, investments, joint ventures, ESOPs, and going-private transactions and advises on corporate governance matters. He also has represented numerous clients in out-of-bankruptcy restructurings and the acquisition and divestiture of distressed assets. Brian’s experience includes transactions and client engagements across a broad range of industries, including technology and software (SaaS), TMT (technology, media, and telecom) services, general and high-tech manufacturing and distribution, metals processing, business services, transportation and logistics, professional services, wealth advisory and other financial services, insurance, environmental services, consumer products, and food and beverage, as well as real estate. Brian represents public and private companies on major real estate transactions. His work encompasses divestitures, exchanges, acquisitions, development, zoning and entitlements, construction, project financing, and equipment procurement and installation. He has handled a number of high-profile corporate headquarters projects. His national and local real estate developer clients rely on Brian’s counsel on the acquisition, development, construction, financing, and leasing of all types of commercial and residential real estate. Brian also regularly represents financial institutions and corporate borrowers on asset-based, cash flow, acquisition, and other commercial transactions, including agent representation on syndicated loan transactions. A trusted advisor, Brian currently serves on numerous client boards and advisory boards where he has the opportunity to engage with executives, management teams, and ownership groups on financial, operational, and strategic priorities and initiatives. Brian joined Tucker Ellis in 2012 as Business Department Chair. For several years, Brian did double duty as chair of the firm’s General Corporate/M&A/Securities group, which is part of the Business Department. Under Brian’s leadership, the quality and sophistication of the firm’s General Corporate/ M&A /Securities practice and other key Business Department practices saw significant growth and expansion. In 2019, he voluntarily stepped down as chair to open leadership opportunities for other business attorneys. Before joining Tucker Ellis, Brian chaired the business department at Ulmer & Berne LLP from 2000 to 2012 and served on the firm’s management committee. Previously, he was a partner at McDonald Hopkins Burke & Haber Co., L.P.A. (1990-2000) where he served on the firm’s management committee and headed the firm’s banking practice.