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Jonathan D. Morris
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Email: jmorris@morganlewis.com
New York
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Phone: 212.309.6636
Fax: 212.309.6001

Jonathan D. Morris is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice. Mr. Morris's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He also advises clients on joint ventures, strategic alliances, private placements, and general corporate and compliance matters. Mr. Morris is a member of the firm’s Private Equity Practice and the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice.

Mr. Morris has been involved in a wide range of transactions, including domestic and cross-border acquisitions and sales of both publicly and privately held corporations, and has represented both strategic and financial acquirers and targets. He has advised clients across numerous industries, including media, financial services, food and beverage, retail, infrastructure, building materials, and consumer products.

Mr. Morris is admitted to practice in New York.

Selected Representations

  • Apollo Management in its $3 billion acquisition of Claire's Stores
  • Sierra Health Services in its $2.5 billion sale to UnitedHealth
  • Quintana Maritime in its $2.45 billion sale to Excel Maritime Carriers
  • Pearson Education in its $540 million acquisition of eCollege.com
  • Sun Capital Partners in its $340 million acquisition of Friendly Ice Cream Corporation
  • Morgan Stanley in the sale of its ownership interest in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and its acquisition of a minority interest in Kapow Technologies
  • AIG Highstar Capital in its acquisition of automobile port operator AMPORTS, Inc.
  • Cadbury in its acquisition of Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group and the subsequent acquisitions by the Bottling Group of several independent bottlers and distributors
  • Cadbury in the dispositions of its Grandma's Molasses, Holland House Cooking Wines, and Slush Puppie business lines
  • United Business Media in its acquisitions of Techonline, Shorecliff Communications, U.S. Newswire, Portelligent, and Vision Events

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, 1998, J.D.
  • University of Pennsylvania, 1995, B.A.