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Overview
Eduardo Gallardo is co-chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office.
Eduardo has over 25 years of experience representing public company sellers and buyers, including boards of directors and special committees, in connection with mergers, acquisitions and takeovers, both negotiated and contested. He also represents public companies in connection with proxy contests, leveraged buyouts, spinoffs, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, joint ventures and other complex corporate transactions.
Eduardo has substantial experience in the technology, financial services, telecommunications, energy, real estate, healthcare and life sciences industries.
Quotes in Chambers USA from clients include: "Eduardo is a technically spectacular lawyer. He is brilliant and very calm under pressure." "Eduardo consistently impresses with his remarkable focus on our needs, deep legal insights and commercial acumen." "He is very efficient, responsive and pragmatic." "He truly understands what clients want." And: "Eduardo is a superstar when it comes to sophisticated, high-impact public company advisory work. He's extremely intelligent and strategically impressive."
Accolades
- Corporate/M&A and Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense, Chambers USA
- America's Top M&A Lawyers, Forbes
- M&A: Large Deals $1Bn+, Legal 500
- “Dealmaker of the Year,” The American Lawyer
- Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust Trailblazer, The National Law Journal
- 500 Leading Dealmaker in America, Lawdragon
- 500 Global Leader in Crisis Management, Lawdragon
- Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000
- Leading M&A Attorney, The International Financial Law Review
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, The Columbia Law School Latin American Law Student Association
Education
- Columbia University, J.D., 1999
- Cornell University, B.A., 1996
Representations
- Pactiv Evergreen Inc. in its $6.7 billion combination with Novolex.
- ITT in its $4.7 billion acquisition of SPX FLOW.
- Thoughtworks in its $1.75 billion take-private by Apax Funds.
- Nokia in the sale of its Device Management (DM) and Service Management Platform (SMP) businesses to Lumnine Group.
- AT&T Services, Inc., in the $1.4 billion sale of Warner Bros. Games’ Playdemic, Ltd., the mobile games studio responsible for Golf Clash, to Electronic Arts.
- Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I in its—$2.2 billion acquisition of SmartRent. Inc.
- PAR Technology, a leading global provider of restaurant software, in its $500 million acquisition of Punchh Inc.
- Amherst Residential in its proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of Front Yard Residential Corporation, a publicly-traded REIT.
- Barnes & Noble Education in its successful defense against an unsolicited takeover bid launched by Bay Capital Finance.
- GulfMark Offshore in its $1.2 billion business combination with Tidewater.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise in connection with its spin-off and merger of its Enterprise Services Business with CSC by means of a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.
- MiraMed Global Services in its acquisition of Medac, Inc., a leading provider of anesthesia revenue cycle management.
- California Water Service Group in its $2 billion unsolicited interloper bid for SJW Group.
- Marriott International in its $12 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
- DepoMed, Inc., in connection with its successful defense against a $3.3 billion unsolicited takeover offer from Horizon Pharma, including related proxy contest and litigation.
- MGM Growth Properties in its $5.5 billion bid for Vici Properties.
- Towers Watson in connection with its $18 billion merger of equals with Willis Group.
- Hewlett-Packard Company in its approximately $3.0 billion acquisition of Aruba Networks, Inc.
News
- Paul Hastings Advises UniFirst on Its $5.5 Billion Acquisition by Cintas - March 11th, 2026
- Paul Hastings Advises Tri Pointe Homes on Its $4.5 Billion Strategic Combination With Sumitomo Forestry to Create a Leading US Homebuilder - February 13th, 2026
- Paul Hastings Advises Heidrick & Struggles in Completed $1.3 Billion Take-Private Transaction - December 11th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises ITT in Acquisition of SPX FLOW for $4.7 Billion - December 5th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises Heidrick & Struggles in $1.3 Billion Definitive Agreement With Investor Consortium Led by Advent International and Corvex to Become a Private Company - October 6th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Continues Momentum of Premier M&A Platform With Addition of New York Partner - July 15th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises ACELYRIN in Alumis Merger - May 21st, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises Amentum in Agreement to Divest Rapid Solutions Product Business to Lockheed Martin - April 23rd, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises Pactiv Evergreen Inc. in Closing of $6.7 Billion Combination With Novolex - April 1st, 2025
- Paul Hastings M&A and Global Finance Groups Advise on Multibillion-Dollar Deals - December 11th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Pactiv Evergreen Inc. in Its $6.7 Billion Combination with Novolex - December 9th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Thoughtworks in $1.75 Billion Take-Private by Apax Funds - November 13th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advises Barnes & Noble Education in a Definitive Agreement with Immersion Corporation - April 22nd, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advises Nokia in Sale of Device Management and Service Management Platform Businesses to Lumine Group - December 22nd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Barnes & Noble Education in Refinancing - July 31st, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Quotient Technology on Board Changes - June 7th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Barnes & Noble Education in Sale of DSS Segment - June 1st, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Sisecam Chemical Resources LLC in Acquisition of Sisecam Resources LP - May 26th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Morgan Stanley on Financing for RenaissanceRe’s $2.985 Billion Acquisition of Validus Re - May 24th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Goldman Sachs on Financing for ONEOK’s $18.8 Billion Acquisition of Magellan Midstream Partners - May 15th, 2023
Accolades
Insights
- SEC Issues Policy Statement on Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in Governing Documents - September 22nd, 2025
- Reincorporating in Nevada: Considerations for Public Companies - September 4th, 2025
- Public Company Update: D.C. District Court Rules Proxy Voting Advice Beyond The Scope Of Federal Proxy Rules - March 6th, 2024
- Delaware Chancery Upholds Rejection of Advance Notice; Strikes Down Certain Bylaw Amendments - January 5th, 2024
- Recent Court Rulings Shape Strategies for Closed-End Funds in Shareholder Activism Context - January 4th, 2024
- Recent Rulings from Delaware Chancery Favorable to Companies in Shareholder Activism Context - December 19th, 2023
- SEC Adopts Rules Enhancing Short Sale Disclosures - October 19th, 2023
- Public Company Update: 2023 DGCL Amendments Now Effective - August 1st, 2023
- SEC Adopts Amendments to Share Repurchase Disclosure Requirements - May 11th, 2023
- Revisiting Corporate Bylaws for the Universal Proxy Era - August 15th, 2022
- Case Study: Aerojet Rocketdyne Successful Takeover Defense - July 29th, 2022
Engagement & Publications
Involvement
- Member – The American Law Institute
- Member – Board of Advisors, NYU School of Law Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance
- Member – Board of Visitors of Columbia Law School
- Member – Advisory Board of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership
- Fellow – American College of Governance Counsel