Samantha Lasley
Associate, Mergers and Acquisitions
Bio
Samantha Lasley concentrates her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate and securities matters.
Ms. Lasley’s representative experience includes advising, among others:
- American Water Works Company in its pending merger with Essential Utilities at a combined enterprise value of $63 billion
- Duke Energy in the pending $2.5 billion sale of its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business to Spire Inc.
- Entergy Corporation in the $484 million sale of its gas distribution business to Bernard Capital Partners
- Intelsat S.A. in its $3.1 billion sale to SES S.A.
- PPL Corporation in its $3.8 billion acquisition of The Narragansett Electric Company from National Grid
- Infrastructure Investments Fund in its acquisition of South Jersey Industries, Inc. at an enterprise value of $8.1 billion
- Centene Corporation in its:
- $1.35 billion sale of Magellan Rx to Prime Therapeutics
- $750 million sale of Magellan Specialty Health to Evolent Health, Inc.
In general corporate and securities matters, Ms. Lasley advises clients on securities law compliance and issues involving corporate governance, disclosure, annual meetings and proxy statements.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2021
- B.A., DePaul University, 2013
Admissions
- District of Columbia
Samantha Lasley
Associate, Mergers and Acquisitions
samantha.lasley@skadden.com