Holland & Knight LLP

A destination practice for middle-market M&A, Holland & Knight LLP’s prolific national group represents buyers and sellers across all 50 states, while its international platform further equips it to handle cross-border work. Widely regarded as a force in transactions at the intersection of healthcare and private equity, the team also shines in deals concerning the aerospace and defense, energy, technology, and automotive sectors. The wider corporate, M&A and securities department is led jointly from Miami by George Mencio, who focuses on corporate and international work, and corporate and private equity specialist David Barkus. The team also draws on the expertise of firm chair Robert Grammig, who splits his time between Tampa, Washington DC and New York. From Denver, Stephen Dietrich steers the practice for the Central West Region, where he is noted for his record in the automotive field. In Fort Lauderdale, Tammy Knight recently advised Conduent on four significant transactions totaling more than $1bn. Other key names include Tysons-based Adam August, who heads the team for the Mid-Atlantic Region, and Tampa’s Alyse Latour, whose experience spans the manufacturing, consumer products, technology and aerospace and defense areas. Paul Jaskot left the firm in August 2024.