Johnson, Craig T.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Craig Johnson's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and general securities and corporate matters. Craig has represented acquirers and targets on a variety of M&A transactions, including public and private company mergers, asset acquisitions, and divestitures and strategic transactions. In the corporate finance area, he has represented issuers and investment banks in public and private equity offerings. His experience spans a broad range of industries, including technology, hospitality and gaming, semiconductor, medical device, and pharmaceuticals, and includes work for such companies as Allergan, The Carlyle Group, Credit Suisse, FileNet, Harrah's Entertainment, ICOS Corporation, Jazz Semiconductor, Piper Jaffray, and Watson Pharmaceuticals.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A

Representative Cases

• Abbott agrees to acquire Facet Biotech for $722 million , (2010)
• Abbott Labs acquires Advanced Medical Optics for $2.8 billion , (2009)
• Allergan acquires Serica Technologies from venture capital companies
• Celgene to buy Gloucester Pharmaceuticals for $640 million to bolster its anticancer drug pipeline

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• U of California - Irvine
• U of California - Los Angeles

Address

3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612-4408

Phones

1.949.553.7519 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.949.553.7539 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com