Richard E. Climan is a preeminent M&A lawyer who has handled some of the most prominent and industry-changing acquisitions in the tech and life sciences sectors over the past three decades. He has been described as "one of the best legal minds in M&A" and a "gold-standard transactional lawyer." He is Global Head of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader' Tech M&A practice and sits on the firm's global Mergers & Acquisitions Leadership Team.
Since joining Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, Climan has led many high stakes deals, including Walmart’s ~ US$16 bn. cross-border acquisition of a 77% stake in Flipkart and Marvell Technology’s acquisition of publicly traded Inphi, valued at ~ US$10 bn.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | M&A, esp. Technology & Life Sciences |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, esp. Technology & Life Sciences |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A, esp. Technology & Life Sciences |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | M&A, esp. Technology & Life Sciences |
| Lawdragon Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees | 2023 | Dealmaker |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2022 | M&A, esp. Technology & Life Sciences |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2021 | M&A, esp. Technology & Life Sciences |
| The 2016 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2016 | |
| Legends of the 500 | 2015 | |
| The 2014-15 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers | 2014-2015 | |
| The 2013 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers | 2013 | |
| The 2012 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers | 2012 |
For more than 30 years, Climan has been an active member of the ABA's M&A Committee, with over 5,000 members, serving as Committee Chair from 2002 to 2006. He co-chairs the ABA's annual Nat'l M&A Institute, now in its 28th year, and is the former Chair of the Northwestern Sec. Reg. Institute, now in its 53rd year. He is founding Chair of the "Buyer Power Ratio" deal points study, launched in 2017.
Climan lectures around the world on M&A-related matters and has presented at Harvard, Columbia, UCLA, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Duke and University of Virginia law schools.
With his many decades of international dealmaking experience and thought leadership, Climan is sought after to serve in the role of senior strategic corporate counselor to multinational enterprises in addressing the complex and multi-faceted legal and business challenges they face.