Lena Hodge > Brown Rudnick LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

In addition to advising on a steady stream of issuances and fundraising matters, Brown Rudnick LLP’s typical workload includes handling block purchases, public company share acquisitions, and reverse takeovers for domestic and international issuers and their nominated advisers. The team is noted for its ability to provide integrated corporate, capital markets, and regulatory advice on emergency fundraises and takeovers, and it is additionally capable of advising clients on shareholder activism matters. Practice head Lena Hodge advises clients on UK and US ECM matters, while Nick Davies handles a variety of corporate issues.

With deep knowledge of the technology, life sciences, and climate technology sectors, Brown Rudnick LLP‘s M&A practice is capable of handling both domestic and cross-border transactions for public and private companies. The group’s expertise in mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, and investments, among other areas, continues to attract new and impressive clients. Head of the international corporate practice group, Tom Braiden, and managing director of the firm’s corporate and capital markets department, Mark Dorff, co-lead the team, bringing together a wealth of experience. Braiden concentrates on advising investors, companies, and founders on private equity and venture capital transactions, cross-border M&A, and joint ventures. He is predominantly instructed by clients from the real estate, hospitality, and private equity sectors. Dorff is noted for representing public and private businesses, family offices, and private equity investors on multijurisdictional transactions. Equity capital markets specialist Lena Hodge is highly regarded for leading on M&A, IPOs, public company takeovers, and secondary fundraising. Other key names in the practice include Neil Foster, who is adept in advising energy clients on M&A, venture capital, private equity, and corporate finance, and Tracy Fisher, who specialises in M&A, reorganisations and demergers, and international taxation. Sage Revell made partner in February 2023.