Elizabeth Ebersole

For over 15 years, Liz has advised US-based multinational employers on strategic workforce planning. She provides comprehensive guidance to companies expanding into new jurisdictions, engaging talent, and navigating workforce challenges during major business transformation and corporate transactions.

Liz is a trusted advisor to both public and private companies on a wide range of domestic and international employment matters, with a focus on planning and executing complex cross-border transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, multi-country reorganizations, and post-acquisition integration. She has served as lead employment counsel for several multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in high-profile deals.

A significant portion of Liz’s practice is dedicated to global strategic workforce engagement and planning, including initiatives related to inclusion, diversity, equity, and equal pay.

She also regularly advises on personnel policies, employee handbooks, offer letters, employment contracts, restrictive covenants, and cost-cutting measures.

In addition, Liz counsels multinational corporations on the responsible use of AI, addressing legal frameworks, AI ethics and governance, bias, and generative AI.

Liz has advised on employment matters for both buy-side and sell-side transactions across numerous public and private cross-border deals, including acquisitions, separations, spin-offs/carve-outs, restructurings, divestitures, and post-acquisition integrations – covering 60+ jurisdictions, including:

• Kimberly-Clark in its strategic partnership with Suzano to create a preeminent international tissue and professional products company
• Honeywell on the international aspects of its USD 2.16 billion all-cash acquisition of Sundyne from private equity firm Warburg Pincus
• S&P Global with its intent to separate S&P Global Mobility (Mobility) into a standalone public company
• Becton, Dickinson and Company on its USD 4.2 billion acquisition of Edwards Lifesciences’ Critical Care business, to be renamed BD Advanced Patient Monitoring
• Baxter International Inc. in the divesture of its Vantive Kidney Care Segment to Carlyle and the spin-off of its biopharmaceutical business to Baxalta
• Safran on the acquisition of Collins Aerospace
• Vandemoortele in acquisition of Benneton Bakery
• Abbott Laboratories on the acquisition of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
• Merck & Co. in the acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals
• CommScope, Inc. in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of TE Connectivity's telecom, enterprise and wireless businesses
• Johnson Controls on the spin-off of its automotive seating business to Adient
• Physicians Realty Trust in merger with Healthpeak Properties
• Cummins Inc. on the global reorganization of its filtration business and initial public offering of Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc.
• Amara NZero on the acquisition of Sunrgy Solar Distribution
• Olink Holding AB in sale to Thermo-Fisher Scientific
• Aurelius Group on acquisition of LSG Group from Lufthansa
• Thoma Bravo and its portfolio companies as international counsel on a series of carve-outs and cross-border transactions

• Named to the Notable Women in Law, Crain’s Chicago Business, 2024

• Chicago Zoological Society Associates (2019-2022)

• Elizabeth is a dedicated supporter of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Every Mother Counts and the World Food Program.

• Co-Chair, Baker Women’s Affinity Group
• Member, Baker McKenzie Election Protection Initiative
• Member, Baker McKenzie Talent Management Committee
• Former member, Baker McKenzie Alumni Advisory Board