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Dennis J. Block

Sr. Chairman Global M&A · Greenberg Traurig

United StatesMergers and Acquisitions, Proxy ContestsEnglish

About

Senior Chairman of Greenberg Traurig's Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice, based in New York. Known for precedent-setting transactions including Pfizer's $68 billion acquisition of Wyeth, P&G's acquisition of Gillette, Westinghouse's acquisition of CBS Corp, Bear Stearns' acquisition by JPMorgan Chase, and US West's acquisition of Continental Cablevision. Also represented Pfizer in its hostile acquisition of Warner-Lambert, acquisition of Pharmacia, acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals, and sale of Capsugel to KKR.

Practice areas

Mergers and AcquisitionsProxy ContestsJoint VenturesThird-Party/Self-Tender OffersCorporate RestructuringsCorporate Governance and Board RepresentationSEC MattersFinanceRisk ManagementPrivate Equity

Office

Expertise

Mergers and AcquisitionsProxy ContestsJoint VenturesThird-Party/Self-Tender OffersCorporate RestructuringsCorporate Governance and Board RepresentationSEC MattersFinanceRisk Management

Education

  • LL.B., Brooklyn Law School, 1967
  • B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1964

Admissions

  • New York

Languages

English