Justin Bryant

Justin Bryant

Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

Justin Bryant is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Palo Alto office. Previously, he was an associate at another leading international law firm. He represents clients in connection with a wide variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, spin-offs, joint ventures and minority investments.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised H2O America, a national investor-owned network of local water and wastewater utilities, in its pending USD 540 million acquisition of Quadvest, a family-owned water and wastewater utility company operating in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area.
  • Advised Atlassian, a software development company specializing in collaboration and productivity tools, in its acquisition of Rewatch, an AI-powered platform designed to optimize virtual meetings, and Borneo, an enterprise-grade security and privacy observability platform.
  • Advised Acuity Brands, an industrial technology company, in its USD 1.2 billion acquisition of QSC, LLC, an audio, video and control company.
  • Advised Calera Capital in its acquisition of Nocturne Luxury Villas, a leading provider of management and marketing services for short-term rentals of luxury residences.
  • Advised Arnott Industries, a leading designer and manufacturer of air suspension systems for the automotive aftermarket, in its acquisition by MidOcean Partners.
  • Advised Riveron, a business advisory and consulting firm, in its acquisition of Effectus Group, an accounting advisory company.
  • Advised Olink Holding AB (publ), a global proteomics products and services company, in its USD 3.1 billion sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific.
  • Advised Marel hf., a global food-processing company, in its EUR 3.5 billion sale to John Bean Technologies Corporation.
  • Advised Mytheresa Group in its separation from The Neiman Marcus Group Advised Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in its acquisition of Intrinsix Corporation, a provider of design engineering solutions focused on the US aerospace and defense industry, from CEVA, Inc.
  • Advised Xperi Holding Corporation in its acquisition of Vewd Software, a leading global provider of over-the-top and hybrid TV solutions, a transaction that received an Honorable Mention for M&A Middle-Market Deal of the Year (May 2023).
  • Advised Calera Capital in its acquisition of the Anderson Group, a residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services platform, and subsequent acquisitions by the Anderson Group.
  • Advised Alpina Productos Alimenticios S.A. BIC (Colombia-based food company) on its partnership with Clover-Sonoma (US-based dairy company).
  • Advised cybersecurity company SecurityAdvisor Technologies in its acquisition by NASDAQ-listed cybersecurity company KnowBe4, Inc.

Admissions

  • California~United States

Education

  • University of Notre Dame (JD)
  • University of Washington (BA)
  • Author, Applying the Lessons from Dryer v. NFL: Forming a Workable Framework for Analyzing the Right of Publicity in Professional Sports, The Sports Lawyers Journal, 2015

  • Author, Analyzing the Scope of Major League Baseball's Antitrust Exemption in Light of San Jose v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, 89 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1841, 2014