Alderton & Cole LLP
Eight practice groups staffed by attorneys who have spent their careers in one field — not generalists who dabble.
We serve as outside general counsel to companies from Series A through Fortune 500. Our corporate attorneys handle governance, securities compliance, board matters, and day-to-day commercial contracts. We understand what general counsel needs from outside counsel: responsiveness, business judgment, and no surprises on billing.
Representative matters include corporate charter drafting, shareholder agreements, public company reporting (10-K, 10-Q, proxy), director and officer liability counseling, and strategic advisory on governance crises.
Over 300 M&A transactions since 2000, totaling more than $40B in aggregate deal value. We represent both acquirors and sellers across strategic acquisitions, private equity buyouts, carve-outs, and cross-border transactions in 23 countries.
Our M&A team includes former investment bankers who understand the business dynamics driving deal terms, not just the legal mechanics. We close transactions efficiently without leaving value on the table.
We have tried 80+ cases to verdict in federal and state courts. Our litigation practice covers securities fraud, antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and class action defense for financial institutions and public companies.
We are trial lawyers who prepare every case as if it will go to verdict — which is why most don't. The credibility of being genuine trial counsel changes the dynamic in settlement negotiations.
We represent management in every employment context — executive compensation negotiations, separation agreements, EEOC defense, non-compete enforcement, and board-level HR governance. We also counsel HR executives and boards on building legally defensible employment practices.
Our employment clients include Fortune 500 HR departments, PE-backed portfolio companies restructuring their workforce, and C-suite executives navigating complex departures with equity at stake.
We have represented institutional investors, developers, and REITs in over $8B of real estate transactions — acquisitions, development joint ventures, construction financing, mezzanine debt, and sale-leaseback structures.
Our real estate team is experienced across asset classes: office, multifamily, industrial, retail, and hospitality. We handle both the transactional and regulatory dimensions of complex real estate deals.
Patent prosecution, IP licensing, trade secret protection, and enforcement for technology, life sciences, and consumer products companies. Our IP attorneys include former engineers and scientists who understand the technology as well as the law.
We represent both patent owners seeking to monetize their portfolios and defendants facing infringement claims. Our licensing practice has generated over $500M in royalty streams for IP-holding clients.
We represent debtors, creditors’ committees, ad hoc creditor groups, and acquirors of distressed assets in Chapter 11 proceedings. We have worked on some of the largest restructurings in retail, energy, and real estate.
Our restructuring team understands the compressed timelines and competing stakeholder dynamics that define every large bankruptcy. We provide strategic counsel that goes beyond document drafting.
Former SEC, FTC, DOJ, and agency attorneys counsel clients on regulatory investigations, enforcement defense, and government relations. We combine inside-government experience with private practice depth.
We advise financial institutions on regulatory examinations, public companies on SEC investigations, and industry groups on rulemaking proceedings. Our Washington DC relationships are genuine, not performative.
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