Biography
Brendan McNerney is an associate in Weil’s Technology and IP Transactions practice and is based in New York. Brendan participates in the representation of Firm clients in a variety of matters relating to the licensing, acquisition, development, sale, use and commercial exploitation of intellectual property and technology. He also participates in advising clients regarding privacy and data security issues in the context of corporate transactions.
Brendan has been part of the teams advising:
- Astorg Partners in its approximately $282 million take-private acquisition of Hamilton Thorne and simultaneous acquisition of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) product portfolio of Cook Medical
- Aterian Investment Partners in its acquisition of Outlook Group, LLC
- Avista Capital Partners and its portfolio company WellSpring Consumer Healthcare in its acquisition of vH essentials from Wisconsin Pharmacal Company
- Bell Canada in its C$5.0 billion acquisition of Ziply Fiber and senior unsecured term loan facility to finance the acquisition of Ziply Fiber
- Eli Lilly & Company in its acquisition of a manufacturing facility located in Pleasant Prairie, WI
- Hologic Capital Holdings, Inc. in its $350 million acquisition of Gynesonics, Inc.
- The Home Depot in its $18.25 billion acquisition of SRS Distribution Inc.
- Peak Rock Capital and its portfolio company The Tranzonic Companies in its acquisition of Supply Source Enterprises, Inc. (a portfolio company of H.I.G Capital)
- RTI Surgical, Inc. (a portfolio company of Montagu Private Equity) in its acquisition of Cook Biotech Incorporated and Cook Biotech Europe ApS from Cook Group Incorporated
- Willis Towers Watson PLC in its $632 million sale of TRANZACT to GTCR and Recognize
Brendan joined Weil as a summer associate in 2022. While in law school, he served as a judicial intern to the Honorable P. Kevin Castel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and to the Honorable Peggy Kuo of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Brendan received his J.D., cum laude, from St John's University School of Law, where he served as a Senior Staff Member of the St. John’s Law Review. He received his B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.