Andrew P. Rocks counsels clients on a wide variety of business law matters, with a focus on public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A) (including spinoffs and other divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and recapitalizations), private equity, venture capital investments, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, and general corporate and securities law matters.
Andrew counsels clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and private equity funds and their portfolio companies to entrepreneurs and emerging businesses across many industries, including sports, technology, retail, consulting, manufacturing, healthcare, and energy. He represents many of these clients, including emerging companies and portfolio companies, throughout their entire lifecycle, guiding them through the negotiation and implementation of employment arrangements, incentive equity plans, and other startup matters, as well as equity and debt financings, corporate restructurings, and sale transactions.
Andrew routinely advises on complicated transaction structures involving pre-transaction restructurings, equity rollover components, the use of representations and warranties insurance, and earnouts, among others, on behalf of both buy-side and sell-side parties. Andrew is a co-leader of the firm’s global sports industry team.
Strategic M&A and Joint Ventures
Sports Transactions
Private Equity
Recognized, Technology Sector 2024 Middle-Market Deal of the Year Lead Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Philadelphia (2024, 2025)
Recommended, Industry focus: Sport, The Legal 500 US (2023, 2024)
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Order of the Coif