Brian McCarthy is the head of Skadden’s Los Angeles office. His practice concentrates on corporate and securities matters, with particular emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance issues and restructurings.
Mr. McCarthy has acted as counsel to numerous companies and investment banking firms in mergers, acquisitions and tender offers, both friendly and hostile, including the representation of Activision, Inc. in its business combination with Vivendi Games; The Walt Disney Company in its acquisitions of Lucasfilm Ltd. and Pixar Animation Studios; Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. in its acquisition of VISX, Incorporated; Credit Suisse First Boston as financial advisor to Oracle Corporation in its acquisition of PeopleSoft, Inc.; Freedom Communications, Inc. in its sale of its television and newspaper assets; the special committee of Wesco Financial Corporation in its sale to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.; Cost Plus, Inc. in its sale to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.; MGM Grand, Inc. in its acquisition of Mirage Resorts, Incorporated; and The Times Mirror Company in its sale to Tribune Company.
Mr. McCarthy also has represented special committees of boards of directors as well as several investment banking clients, buyers, sellers and management groups in leveraged buyouts and related financings.
In addition to his mergers and acquisitions practice, Mr. McCarthy provides general corporate counseling to a number of corporations, both public and private. He also represents issuers, borrowers, underwriters and institutional lenders in corporate finance transactions and restructurings.
From September 2000 to April 2002, Mr. McCarthy was chief operating officer and general counsel at Pacific Capital Group, Inc. During this time, he had significant involvement in private equity investing.
Education:
J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1978
B.A., Tufts University, 1975 (magna cum laude)
Admissions:
California
New York
Associations:
Member, Executive Committee, Business and Corporations Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association (1992-present)
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