Brandon M Gantus joins Freshfields as a Partner

Brandon M Gantus joins Freshfields as a partner

He focuses particularly on M&A and capital markets transactions

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced the appointment of Brandon M. Gantus as a partner at the firm's US employee benefits & executive compensation practice based in Silicon Valley.

Gantus advises clients on the design, drafting and administration of equity-based compensation programs; employment, consulting, retention, severance, change-in-control, and deferred compensation arrangements; and the associated tax, accounting, ERISA, and securities law implications. He also regularly assists public and private companies with governance and compliance matters.

Lori Goodman, the co-head of Freshfields' US employee benefits and executive compensation practice remarked, "As transactions continue to grow in scope and complexity, it is critical to provide the high-level executive compensation and employee benefits advice that matches our corporate client's needs."

Nicole Foster, the co-head of Freshfields' US employee benefits and executive compensation practice said, "Gantus' deep experience with both emerging private and public companies will be an asset to our clients and the firm, perfectly complementing the skills of our existing team."

Sarah Solum, the head of the US Capital Markets and Freshfields' US Managing Partner stated, "Gantus is a key addition to the firm's corporate practice and office in Silicon Valley. It is hard to think of a substantive area of law that matters more to tech and life sciences clients than employee benefits and compensation. His clients span the ecosystem, from emerging private companies to some of the largest and most acquisitive public companies in the world."

Gantus added, "Freshfields' global platform offers unparalleled compensation and benefits expertise for a global workforce. I am delighted to join the industry-leading team of lawyers to continue building on the firm's successes and accelerate its growth in the US and worldwide. I look forward to leveraging my broad experience on compensation and benefits matters to provide the highest level of service across our global client community."

Recognized as a Rising Star by Northern California Super Lawyers, Gantus has played a key role in advising on the employee benefits and compensation aspects of many significant transactions over the last several years.

These include pharmacyclics's $21bn acquisition by AbbVie; CA Technologies's $18.9bn acquisition by Broadcom; AppDynamics's $3.7bn acquisition by Cisco Systems; and NetSuite's $9.3bn acquisition by Oracle; Rackspace's $4.3bn acquisition by Apollo Global Management; Regular representations of DoorDash, Google, Salesforce, and GoDaddy in key acquisitions; IPOs for more than twenty companies, including Samsara, DoorDash, Lyft, Block, GoDaddy and Twitter.