Ms. Gemma Lynne Descoteaux

Practice Details

• Languages
  French
  Spanish
• Firm Information
  Position

  Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Represented Univar in its acquisition of Valley Solvents & Chemicals.
  Represented YUM Br
  s in various transactions involving Pizza Hut
  Habit Burger.
  Represented Conduent Inc. in the acquisition of Health Solutions Plus, a software provider of healthcare payer administrative solutions.
  Represented Conduent Inc. in the sale of numerous non-core businesses, including a portion of its call center servicing business located in 16 countries, the sale of its constituent government software solutions business to Avenu, the sale of its firehouse software business suite of emergency records management products to ESO Solutions, Inc.,
  the sale of three health care consulting businesses to ATOS, SE.
  Represented Wrapports Holdings LLC in the sale of the Chicago Sun-Times
  the Chicago Reader to an investor group, including Edwin Eisendrath
  the Chicago Federation of Labor.
  Represented AIM Media Midwest, LLC, in its acquisition of the Ohio print
  online newspaper publishing assets
  commercial printing assets of Civitas Media LLC.
  Represented AIM Media Indiana, LLC, in its acquisition of the Indiana print
  online newspaper publishing assets
  commercial printing assets of Home News Enterprises.
  Represented an international company specializing in biopharmaceuticals in its acquisition of a world-class facility for the development
  manufacture of life-saving biopharmaceuticals
  biotechnology
  vaccine capabilities.
  Served as North American M&A counsel to a French public company in the negotiation of international joint venture arrangements in excess of $2 billion
  the negotiation of multiple transformative acquisitions, including the acquisition
  subsequent operation of steel manufacturing facilities in Houston
  Youngstown, Ohio,
  the acquisition of a steel drill pipe manufacturing facility in Houston from a Canadian corporation
  the construction of a $1 billion rolling mill in Ohio
  
  general corporate matters.
  Represented a U.S. public provider of technology-enabled business solutions
  services, including cloud, cybersecurity, big data
  mobility, in the divestiture of multiple business units exceeding $1 billion in the aggregate
  the formation of strategic joint ventures.
  Represented a U.S. public business process outsourcer
  integrated information-based loyalty
  marketing solutions corporation in connection with numerous private acquisitions
  the negotiation of outsourcing service contracts.
  Represented a U.S. public business process outsourcing
  information technology services provider in connection with multiple private acquisitions
  advised the company regarding public company governance
  securities matters.
  Represented a leading independent pharmaceutical company in multiple public offerings, acquisitions
  divestitures exceeding $1 billion in the aggregate, including the acquisition of a public pediatric pharmaceutical corporation
  long-term licensing of pharmaceutical products
  technologies
  pharmaceutical development projects
  the acquisition of various pharmaceutical products
  
  international transactions involving the acquisition of the North American rights to the dominant natural, cosmetic wrinkle filler.
  Represented multiple newspaper publishing, printing
  distribution companies in the acquisition
  divestiture of more than 100 suburban newspapers
  the negotiation of long-term print
  distribution agreements.
  The above representations were h
  led by Ms. Descoteaux prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
  In-House Experience: S. Commercial Counsel, Chlor Alkali, GCO, Epoxy, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (Seconded), Olin, 2015-2016
  M&A
  Strategic Alliances (Seconded), Computer Sciences Corporation (now part of DXC), 2012-2013
  Securities Counsel (Seconded), Affiliated Computer Sciences Corporation (now Conduent), 2008
  Associate General Counsel, EXE Technologies, Inc., 2000
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