Legal 500 US 2012 has named Pryor Cashman among the top Mergers & Acquisitions law firms in the United States. The publication also singled out four Pryor Cashman partners:

• Eric Hellige (“heads the corporate and securities practice” and “works extensively with both public and private clients and a number of the country’s largest financial institutions”)
• John Crowe (described as “very caring, detail oriented and diligent”
• Richard Frazer
• Edward Normandin

According to Legal 500 US 2012, which obtains its information by speaking with corporate counsel throughout the country, Pryor Cashman’s “work is excellent. The attorneys are extremely efficient, knowledgeable and reasonable in their opinions.” The firm is also praised for “not having a large firm attitude, which also means more reasonable fee.” The publication also mentioned recent matters from the group, including:

• Assisting Henry Schein, the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, in connection with the acquisition of Alpha Scientific Medical, a privately held company, which distributes traditional medical, surgical, pharmaceutical and laboratory products to approximately 2,000 physician offices and medical laboratories
• Representing The Murjani Group and its subsidiaries in the sale to the Tommy Hilfiger Group, which is wholly owned by PVH Corporation, of a direct interest in the Tommy Hilfiger business in India, the transaction including the buyout of the Murjani Group’s license for the Tommy Hilfiger trademarks in India and the acquisition of its 50% interest in Arvind Murjani Brands Acting for Brite Media Group in the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Brite Promotions, from Alloy Media and Marketing of its New Jersey and Los Angeles experiential marketing divisions
• Representing AVM Software/Paltalk, a real-time, video-based community, in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets and business of Camshare and its affiliates
• Advising Delta Galil Industries, the global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products for men, women and children, in its acquisition of the assets of KN Karen Neuburger, which is a lifestyle brand of women’s sleepwear, loungewear, robes, accessories and home products that is sold through Russell-Newman department store channels.

As noted by Legal 500 US 2012, “a principal strength of Pryor Cashman's Corporate Group is its ability not only to act as outside general counsel for the day-to-day legal concerns of its clients, but also to handle their large and complex M&A transactions.