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Practice Leadership

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  • Marita A. Makinen
  • Partner
    Chair, Mergers & Acquisitions
    Co-chair, Transactions & Advisory Group

Honors & Awards

  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business: (2018-2025):

    Ranked in Band 1 for Corporate/M&A - New Jersey

  • The Best Lawyers in America (2020):

    National Tier 1: Mergers & Acquisitions Law

  • The Legal 500:

    "Recommended" for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: M&A: Middle-Market (2015-2018); “Recommended” for M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market (2019)

  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business: (2018):

    Recognized in the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions sections as "Highly Regarded" in New York

  • Global M&A Network’s Atlas Awards: Cross Border Special Situation M&A – Large Market Deal of the Year (2019):

    Recognized for the successful acquisition of a PTA-PET production facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, from M&G Chemicals by joint venture Corpus Christi Polymers LLC

  • The M&A Advisor: THE M&A ADVISOR'S 14th ANNUAL TURNAROUND AWARDS (2019):

    Chapter 11 restructuring of M&G Chemicals named winner of “Cross-Border Restructuring of the Year” 

    Chapter 11 reorganization of New England Motor Freight (NEMF) named winner of “Restructuring of the Year ($25M to $50M)”

  • Ranked among the Top M&A Law Firms in The Deal’s Power Rankings League Table (2019) 

  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2018-2024):

    Recognized for work in Corporate/M&A - New Jersey

  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2003-2024):

    Recognized for work in Corporate/M&A - New Jersey

  • The Best Lawyers in America, published by Best Lawyers (1987-2025):

    Recognized in the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets & Securities, Securities Regulation and Banking and Finance sections

  • The Best Lawyers in America, published by Best Lawyers (2005-2025):

    Recognized in the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law sections and Ranked as 2018, 2020 and 2021 Lawyer of the Year in the Mergers & Acquisitions section