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Keith Flaum
PartnerSilicon Valley
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 650 463 4084
Fax +1 650 463 4199
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
Keith Flaum is a leading M&A lawyer with more than 30 years of experience representing publicly traded and privately held companies in domestic and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions and complex joint ventures, with a particular emphasis on representing information technology and life sciences companies. He is a trusted adviser to boards of directors and special committees in the M&A context. Keith serves as the firm’s Co-Head of M&A for the Americas and a member of the firm’s Global M&A Leadership Team.
Keith's recent experience includes more than US$100 billion of M&A activity for some of the world's top technology companies, handling groundbreaking deals throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
Legal guides consistently recognize Keith as one of the top legal minds in M&A. Chambers USA ranks him in their highest tier, Band 1, for California Corporate/M&A. In 2021, Who's Who Legal named Keith as one of seven M&A Global Elite Thought Leaders in the U.S. and the Daily Journal named him one of the top 100 lawyers in California. In 2019, the LMG Life Sciences Guide deemed him a "Life Sciences Star." In 2016, The National Law Journal named him a "Trailblazer" in M&A. Law360 has recognized him as both a "Technology MVP" and "M&A MVP."
Keith has been actively involved for more than 15 years in the M&A Committee of the ABA's Section of Business Law, including as Vice Chair of the Committee, Chair of the Market Trends Subcommittee, Co-Chair of the International M&A Subcommittee, and a member of the Subcommittee on Acquisitions of Public Companies.
"Keith Flaum receives high praise from clients as 'simply one of the best M&A attorneys out there. He has the keen ability to be efficient with his time, is clear in his communications, and is quick to suggest practical solutions to open issues. He also does his homework regarding the subtle nuances of the changing M&A environment.'"
Legal 500, 2009
Awards and recognitions
2003-2021
Corporate/M&A (Northern California)
Chambers USA
2018-2021
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+), Leading Lawyer
Legal 500 US
2021
Corporate Governance
Who's Who Legal
2021
Leading Life Sciences Lawyer
LMG Life Sciences
2021
Legends of the 500
Lawdragon
2006-2021
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Best Lawyers in America
2017-2020
Corporate M&A (International & Cross-Border) (USA)
Chambers Global
2015, 2019-2020
Top 100 Lawyers in California
Daily Journal
2019-2020
Acritas Star
Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers
2020
M&A, Highly Regarded
IFLR1000
2020
Technology and Telecommunications, Highly Regarded
IFLR1000
2016, 2018-2019
Life Science Star
LMG Life Sciences Guide
2018
Healthcare: Life Sciences
Legal 500 US
2016
Trailblazer in M&A
The National Law Journal
2013, 2015-2016
Technology MVP
Law360
2014
M&A MVP
Law360
Education and admissions
Education
J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law, 1989
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
Bar admissions and qualifications
California
Representative experience
Oracle on its pending US$28bn acquisition of Cerner Corporation.
Facebook on its US$16bn acquisition of WhatsApp.*
The Anschutz Corporation in respect of the US$5.8bn acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group by Cineworld Group plc.
Zendesk on its pending acquisition of Momentive in a stock-for-stock transaction with a reported value in excess of US$4bn.
Wise Road Capital on its US$1.4bn acquisition of Magnachip Semiconductor (terminated).
Autodesk on its US$1bn acquisition of Innovyze.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals on its US$1bn acquisition of Gentium S.p.A.*
Merz Pharma on its acquisitions of BioForm, Ulthera, OnLight Sciences, Neocutis, and the sale of its medical dermatology business to Sebela Pharmaceuticals.*
Oracle on its acquisitions of NetSuite, MICROS Systems, Taleo Corporation, Acme Packet, Inc., Aconex Limited, Eloqua Inc., Textura Corporation, and Opower, Inc. for >US$20bn.*
Reid Hoffman, founder and controlling stockholder of LinkedIn, in LinkedIn's acquisition by Microsoft for US$26.2bn.*
Chewy, Inc. in its US$3.3bn sale to PetSmart in what is reported to be the largest e-commerce deal ever.*
Varian Medical/Varex Imaging Corporation on its purchase of PerkinElmer’s medical imaging business for US$276m.*
XenoPort in its US$446.6m sale to Arbor Pharmaceuticals.*
zulily, inc. in its US$2.4bn sale to Liberty Interactive Corporation.*
Applied Materials on its acquisitions of Kokusai Electric Corporation (US$3.5bn) (terminated) and Varian Semiconductor Equipment (US$4.9bn),* and its merger with Tokyo Electron (US$29bn) (terminated).
Illumina on its successful defense of Roche's US$6.2bn hostile takeover attempt.*
Rosetta Stone on its US$792m sale to Cambium Learning Group.
eBay on its acquisitions of GSI Commerce for approximately US$2.4bn, GittiGidiyor (Turkey), and Brands4Friends (Germany).*
eBay in its sale of a majority interest in Skype for US$1.9bn and its enterprise business to Sterling Partners and Permira for US$925m.*
RF Micro Devices on its US$1.6bn merger of equals with TriQuint Semiconductor.*
Riverbed Technology on its acquisition of OPNET Technologies for US$1bn, as well as its acquisitions of Zeus Technology in the United Kingdom and Aptimze in New Zealand.*
Opera Software on its acquisitions of companies in Brazil, Turkey, Canada, Argentina, and numerous acquisitions in the United States.*
PayPal in its joint venture with SOFTBANK relating to online payment technology in Japan.
Zynga in its joint venture with SOFTBANK relating to online gaming in Japan and its acquisition of Unoh in Japan.
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Latest thinking and events
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells advises Oracle on US$28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner
27 December 2021
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells represents Zendesk in Acquisition of Momentive
01 November 2021
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells appoints Chris Moore as Silicon Valley Office Managing Partner
13 October 2021
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells reaffirms its commitment to Northern California by signing lease on new Silicon Valley office
21 April 2021
Awards and Rankings
Three Silicon Valley M&A partners receive 2020 “Top 100” Daily Journal recognition
17 September 2020
