11 November 2022
Freshfields Represents Sonoco on Its Acquisition of WestRock’s Remaining Interest in Joint Venture: RTS Packaging and WestRock’s Chattanooga, Tennessee Mill
Advising firms
Deal team
19 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng (Jonathan) Zhou Lead | Freshfields | Partner | Not stated | New York |
| Damien Zoubek Lead | Freshfields | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Anne Powderly | Freshfields | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Daria Butler | Freshfields | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Hannah Golden | Freshfields | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Joe Soltis | Freshfields | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| David Mitchell | Freshfields | Senior associate | tax | Not stated |
| Lori Goodman | Freshfields | Partner | employee benefits | Not stated |
| Brian Chung | Freshfields | Associate | employee benefits | Not stated |
| Menachem Kaplan | Freshfields | Partner | IP and transition services agreement | Not stated |
| Marissa Yu | Freshfields | Associate | IP and transition services agreement | Not stated |
| Jennifer Lei | Freshfields | Associate | IP and transition services agreement | Not stated |
| Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum | Freshfields | Partner | antitrust | Not stated |
| Laura Onken | Freshfields | Counsel | antitrust | Not stated |
| Iris Zhou | Freshfields | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Morag Elwis | Freshfields | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Samantha Braunstein | Freshfields | Counsel | finance | Not stated |
| Lacey Nemergut | Freshfields | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Nora McDonnell | Freshfields | Associate | finance | Not stated |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 330m ($330 million)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- Sonoco Products CompanyBuy-side
- Counterparties
- WestRock Company (Sell-side)