Mr Andrew Lucano > Seyfarth Shaw LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Andrew Lucano
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Work Department
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Counseling & Governance
- Financial Products & Technology
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Distressed Situations
- Blockchain Technologies
- Post-Pandemic Recovery & Renewal
- Technology, Mobility & Connectivity
- Franchise & Distribution
Position
Partner, Vice Chair of Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group, and Office Chair of New York Corporate
Career
As vice-chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Andrew has extensive experience on all sides of a deal. He is a classic “closer,” guiding his clients through negotiations and the transaction process by understanding their business, analyzing and assessing risk, and building bridges rather than throwing up hurdles. While Andrew always vigorously represents the interests of his clients, he understands that deal-making should be a collaborative process in order to achieve a successful transaction.
Andrew enjoys being part of the life-changing moment when an owner goes from day-to-day care of a business they’ve grown from the ground up, to the next chapter full of possibilities. On the buy side, he works with strategic companies as well as financial buyers (including private equity firms and family offices) to invest in the future of their businesses, whether the goal is to build a new platform or improve or add to their current portfolio. No matter where his clients are in the life cycle of buying and selling, Andrew ensures the pieces of the puzzle come together for their benefit.
Andrew is also a trusted adviser to many of his clients with regard to general corporate and other matters, including corporate governance and the day-to-day operation of their business. His business-minded and practical approach allows him to speak the same language as his clients and work with them to achieve their objectives.
In his role as vice-chair of the M&A group, Andrew leads programming for the practice, ensuring communication, education, client development, and quality of service. He also plays a significant role in training younger attorneys, providing them with real-world experience that equips them with tools for success. For the benefit of his clients and his practice group, Andrew stays on top of trends and activity in mergers and acquisitions, and is well-versed in where the market is on deal terms, how transactions should play out, where the risks are, and which areas he should push back on the hardest.
Andrew has extensive experience with representation and warranty insurance, a tool that exemplifies how to get deals done by bridging the gap between buyers and sellers. He negotiates these policies regularly and works with insurance companies and insurance brokers on behalf of his clients. Andrew also uses technology to enhance his service. Whether using the firm’s proprietary data sites or budgeting tool, he always seeks ways to more effectively and efficiently serve his clients.
As no M&A deal can be done alone, Andrew enjoys being the quarterback of his clients’ transactions, bringing together firm resources to meet their goals. This is a rewarding experience for him, especially at Seyfarth where his colleagues are ready to jump in at a moment’s notice. Andrew can confidently bring together accomplished practitioners from across all of the necessary practice areas to support his clients’ needs.
Education
- JD, St. John’s University School of Law
Cum laude
St. John’s Law Review, articles and notes editor
- BS, State University of New York at Albany
Cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
(Leading lawyers)The ‘business-forward and strategic‘ team at Seyfarth Shaw LLP is sought out by clients ranging from start-ups and middle-market companies to major multinational firms to advise on transactions involving specialized industries such as business services, technology and life sciences. Leadership duties are divided between Suzanne Saxman, who operates from the firm’s Chicago office and is praised for her ‘deep expertise‘ in transactions and joint ventures, and New York-based Andrew Lucano, who is noted for his ability to stay on top of trends in the market such as fraud carveouts in private target acquisition agreements. Further key contacts at the practice include the ‘exceptional attorney’ Aaron Gillett, who is based in Chicago, and Paul Pryzant, a Houston-based practitioner who excels at handling transactions involving private equity funds. In New York, Stanley Bloch has a focus on transactions involving clients from the communications sector, while Breanne Vaclavik is regularly called upon to act as outside general counsel to clients and is based in the firm’s Chicago office.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m) United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Government > Government contracts
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious