Munck Wilson Mandala attorneys have represented both buyers and sellers in a wide variety of business transactions, including mergers, asset purchases, stock purchases, strategic alliances and joint ventures, corporate restructurings, exchange offers, private equity investments, going private transactions and hostile and friendly tender offers. We are known for handling extremely complex cases and our attorneys work diligently to meet your deadlines and closing requirements, regardless of the timeline.

We have built an impressive M&A practice with veteran attorneys who are well known for their responsive and comprehensive attention to details in transactions as high as 10 figures. We assist you each step of the way, from the negotiation, structuring, due diligence, and documentation of a deal, through the closing and post-transaction integration of acquired businesses.

We have built an impressive M&A practice with veteran attorneys who are well known for their responsive and comprehensive attention to details in transactions as high as 10 figures. We assist you each step of the way, from the negotiation, structuring, due diligence, and documentation of a deal, through the closing and post-transaction integration of acquired businesses.

Our attorneys have advised clients in M&A transactions ranging in size from relatively modest transactions for family-owned businesses and early-stage companies to complex matters involving billions of dollars for large, multinational public corporations.

Our M&A experience spans most major industries, and our attorneys provide you experienced counsel in finance, tax, real estate, employment, intellectual property, antitrust and litigation matters. We also play a major role in your acquisition financing activities, from bank or other institutional lending to venture capital financing to private and public offerings of debt and equity securities.

In 2021, Munck Wilson represented Plano-based video-streaming service Resi Media in its $150M sale to PushPay. Munck Wilson lawyers also advised Plano’s Tyler Technologies in its $84M acquisition of cloud-based software provider VendEngine.

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Munck Wilson Mandala is pleased to announce Susan Hogan as our newest corporate partner

Since joining MWM in January 2020, Hogan has been a key contributor on a number of significant M&A transactions, most recently including a $2.3 billion merger and an $84 million stock purchase for firm client Tyler Technologies and a $150 million equity sale of client Resi Media LLC. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Hogan

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Texas Powerhouse: Munck Wilson

Initially founded in Dallas in 1997 with five technology-focused intellectual property attorneys, Munck Wilson has since expanded in firm size — with additional offices in Austin and Los Angeles and a contingent in Miami — and practice areas. As of May 1, the firm now boasts 61 Lone Star State attorneys plus 14 nationwide who

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Seven Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Selected as Texas Rising Stars

Seven Munck Wilson Mandala attorneys have been recognized as Texas Rising Stars for 2020.  The attorneys were selected in the categories of intellectual property, business/corporate law, business litigation, employment litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Published by Thomson Reuters, the Texas Rising Stars listing recognizes the top young lawyers in the state based on a multiphase

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18 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

The 2019 list of Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. The following

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Eight Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

The Best Lawyers in America© list is compiled annually through peer-review surveys among tens of thousands of leading lawyers. If the votes for an attorney are ample for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay

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Seven Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Selected as Texas Rising Stars

Published by Thomson Reuters, the Texas Rising Stars listing recognizes the top young lawyers in the state based on a multiphase process that includes nominations, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. Three of the recognized Rising Stars, Sarah Lopano, Lauren Mitchell and Jordan Strauss, will be included in the

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16 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

The 2018 list of Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. The following

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Six Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Best Lawyers in America

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16 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

Dallas, TX, Sep. 5, 2017 —–  16 partners from law firm Munck Wilson Mandala have been selected as Texas Super Lawyers for 2017.  Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  Produced and managed by Thomson Reuters, the selection

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Six Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Best Lawyers in America

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Seven Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Selected as Texas Rising Stars

This year, two additional lists will be published: Top 100 Up-and-Coming Texas Rising Stars and Top 50 Up-and-Coming Women Texas Rising Stars.  Munck Wilson is proud to have three attorneys listed among the Top 100 Up-and-Coming Texas Rising Stars: Kelly Chen, Wallace Dunwoody and Jessica Spaniol.  Chen and Spaniol are also listed among the Top

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Munck Wilson Mandala Welcomes Litigation Partner Tony Handal

“Tony is an impressive addition to our team,” said William A. Munck, managing partner of MWM and chair of the award-winning intellectual property group.  “His impressive trial record and success in IP and complex business disputes adds significant depth to our West Coast litigation team.” “Tony’s notable trial experience and his long list of patent

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23 Munck Wilson Mandala Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers List

Munck Wilson Mandala is pleased to announce that 23 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic

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13 Munck Wilson Mandala Lawyers Named 2024 Ones to Watch List

Munck Wilson Mandala is pleased to announce that 13 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, a publication that recognizes up-and-coming attorneys for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. The majority of the MWM attorneys featured on this year’s list have been named to the list annually

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18 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers 2023

Munck Wilson Mandala congratulates 18 attorneys who have been recognized as Texas Super Lawyers for 2023. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Produced and managed by Thomson Reuters, the selection process involves independent research,

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Munck Wilson Mandala Ranked Among 2024 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

In Dallas, MWM ranked as a Best Law Firm® in commercial litigation, copyright law, corporate law, employment law/management, insurance law, labor law/management, litigation/construction, litigation/intellectual property, litigation/labor and employment, litigation/patent, mergers and acquisitions law, patent law, sports law, technology law, trademark law, and venture capital law. In Austin, MWM ranked as a Best Law Firm® in

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29 Munck Wilson Mandala Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers List

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.  MWM is proud to have lawyers listed in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and

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Munck Wilson Mandala Ranked Among 2025 Best Lawyers® U.S. Best Law Firms®

In Dallas, MWM ranked as a Best Law Firm® in commercial litigation, copyright law, corporate law, employment law/management, insurance law, labor law/management, litigation/construction, litigation/intellectual property, litigation/labor and employment, litigation/patent, mergers and acquisitions law, patent law, sports law, technology law, and trademark law. In Austin, MWM ranked as a Best Law Firm® in administrative/regulatory law and

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