Gregory J. Coughlin

Gregg Coughlin represents companies in various merger, acquisition, joint venture, securities and private equity transactions, and in general corporate, licensing, and commercial contracting matters.

Gregg has responsibility for all aspects of a transaction, including preparation of submissions to requests for proposals, preparation of letters of intent or term sheets, coordination of legal due diligence, and negotiation and preparation of acquisition agreements.

Over the past few years, he has been involved in transactions with an aggregate value of more than $750 million.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Board of Directors, Society for the Protection and Care of Children
• Member, Monroe County Bar Association

HONORS & AWARDS

• Named as Best Lawyers^® 2023 Corporate Governance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
• Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, 2017-2020
• Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2013-2014
• Recipient, “Forty Under 40” Award, Rochester Business Journal, 2013
• Recipient, “Up and Coming Attorneys” Award, The Daily Record, 2012

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Representing a public company in the establishment of over twenty joint ventures with individual investors, as well as advising the company on corporate governance and investor related issues following the closings.
• Representing a public company in the acquisition of a division of a privately held company, which included seven wholly-owned operating subsidiaries and three joint ventures in the health care industry.
• Representing a public company in the acquisition of two privately held businesses in the insurance industry.
• Representing a public company in the sale of three of its operating subsidiaries.

NEWS

• December 6, 2022 | Press Releases
  Harter Secrest & Emery Wins Award for “Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year (Over $1b)” at the 2022 Annual M&A Advisor Awards, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
• August 18, 2022 | Press Releases
  Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
• August 18, 2022 | Press Releases
  Thirteen Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Recognized as 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers
• August 19, 2021 | Press Releases
  Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
• August 26, 2020 | Press Releases
  Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
• August 25, 2020 | Press Releases
  Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Named to 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Lists, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
• March 23, 2020 | LEGALcurrents®
  Considerations for Suspending Business Operations Under Force Majeure Clauses, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
• August 13, 2018 | Press Releases
  Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Named to 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Lists, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP