Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions

Brian specializes in mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He represents private equity firms and public and private companies in a wide variety of M&A matters, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers, minority investments, joint ventures, carve-outs and takeover defense. While he has counseled clients in a broad range of industries, Brian has extensive experience in M&A transactions involving REITs and other real estate companies. He has advised Blackstone on more than 30 take private transactions, including eight in a recent 13-month period and the landmark Equity Office Properties and Hilton acquisitions.

Joined firm, 1990; Elected Partner, 1998.

Columbia Law School (JD 1990); Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (BS, summa cum laude, 1987).