EDITORIAL REVIEW
Even in tough times, Atkins is at the center of the biggest deals, such as
BHP Billiton’s proposed $150B acquisition of Rio Tinto.
—2008 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
The consummate corporate adviser is there in good times and bad, merging Global Santa Fe in a $53B deal with Transocean and advising the distressed boards of Refco and Delphi.
— Lawdragon,
January 2008
Atkins advised Warner-Lambert about M&A plans by American Home Products and Pfizer, Bell Atlantic about its $70 billion joint venture with AirTouch Vodaphone, and more.
— Lawdragon, July 2007
The bigger the better for the lawyer who tosses off deals in the
multibillions for Sprint, Warner-Lambert and Time.
— Lawdragon,
October 2006
Corporate Board Member magazine recognized Peter Atkins in 1998 as one of the 10 best lawyers to have on your side in the event of a hostile takeover. He played a role in the landmark $25 billion leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 1989, when he advised RJR's board of directors on the deal. Atkins was one of the lawyers featured in the book "Barbarians at the Gate," which describes the story behind the hostile takeover. The corporate lawyer also has been a player in other major transactions. He served as financial adviser to Sprint in its proposed $129 billion merger with WorldCom in 1999, a deal that ultimately collapsed. Atkins also represented Time in its 1989 acquisition of Warner Communications for $14 billion.
— Lawdragon,
October 2005
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