Brittany Beyer

Brittany Beyer

Associate

Brittany counsels U.S. and multi-national clients on a range of corporate matters, including domestic and cross-border M&A transactions in both the public and private contexts, internal reorganizations and governance.
She also advises clients across a variety of sectors, with a particular focus on retail and consumer products. She represents both strategic corporate clients and private equity firms, and has experience drafting transaction documents, conducting due diligence and providing general corporate advice. Brittany has also completed a secondment to the firm’s London office.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Haleon plc on its more than USD 500mn global divestment of ChapStick, America’s favorite lip balm brand.
  • Christie’s, the world-leading art and luxury business, on the sale of its Christie’s International Real Estate business.
  • Greif, Inc., the NYSE-listed, Ohio-based global industrial packaging company, in connection with its USD 300mn acquisition of Lee Container.
  • A Danish public company and global leader in intelligent audio solutions, and its portfolio companies, on the Series B investment in and subsequent merger with and into Lively Hearing Corporation, a New York based start-up company specializing in providing online, direct to consumer hearing aids.
  • A global healthcare company on the divestment of various over the counter skincare brands in two separate transactions, spanning markets in over 50 countries.
  • The Nielsen Company on its acquisition of the Precima customer analytics business of Alliance Data Systems, Inc., the NYSE-listed provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions.
  • Hitachi Ltd. on its $1.4 billion acquisition of JR Automation Technologies, LLC, an automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions company based in Holland, Michigan.

Pro bono

  •  Mentoring and coaching high school students through the Legal Outreach program.
  • Advising entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds on various matters relating to establishing a new business. 

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2018

Academic

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2018

B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Syracuse University, 2015

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.