Claudia J. Fitzpatrick focuses her practice on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
Fitzpatrick has experience across a variety of industry sectors, including media and entertainment, consumer products and services, energy and infrastructure, technology, fintech, transportation and healthcare and life sciences. She also advises on transactions involving artificial intelligence and broader emerging technology issues.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | M&A |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers | 2026 | M&A, Entertainment, Media |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers | 2025 | M&A, Entertainment, Media |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Corporate, M&A |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Corporate, M&A |
Fitzpatrick’s notable transactions include representing:
- Paramount in its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, topping Warner Bros.’ original agreement with Netflix and creating Skydance;
- Time Warner in its $109 billion sale to AT&T;
- British American Tobacco in its $97 billion merger with Reynolds American;
- Paramount’s special committee in the $28 billion merger with Skydance;
- Atlas Air in its $5.2 billion acquisition by an investor group led by Apollo;
- Yahoo’s board committee in the $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s operating business by Verizon;
- White Mountains Insurance in the $2.6 billion sale of Sirius International Insurance to China Minsheng Investment;
- PepsiCo in its $1.95 billion acquisition of poppi and its strategic partnership with Celsius, including a $585 million PIPE investment in Celsius and sale to Celsius of Rockstar Energy in the U.S. and Canada;
- Scientific Games in the proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of the remaining 19% equity interest in SciPlay;
- Robinhood in its initial public offering;
- Amblin Partners in its strategic partnership with Alibaba Pictures and the investment by Comcast, and, together with Steven Spielberg, in its formation with Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One; and
- Hasbro in the sale of its eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate