Overview
Tracy Larsen is co-chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions practice group and managing partner of the Grand Rapids office. Having one of the most active transactional practices in the Midwest, Tracy represents clients in a wide array of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, recapitalization, and restructuring transactions. He has led hundreds of M&A transactions, both domestic and international, involving tens of billions of dollars in trade value.
Services
Experience
Prior Experience
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Partner, 2003-2016; Chairman of Corporate Department; Office Managing Partner - Grand Rapids; Vice Chair, Firm Wide Management Committee
- Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Partner, Chairman of Corporate Department, 1991-2003; Associate, 1984-1991
Credentials
Education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D.
- magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Distinguished Merit Award winner; Lauren Law Scholar
- Indiana Law Journal, Executive Editor; National Moot Court Board member
Hope College, B.A.
- summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; George F. Baker Scholar
- Economics
Admissions
- Michigan
Recognition
Awards
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
- Recognized in the top band of lawyers in the Corporate/M&A field in the state of Michigan; Chambers USA states:
- 2021 - "Tracy Larsen …. is widely considered to be a leading M&A practitioner in the state … [with] expertise in international corporate transactions." Clients add, "Tracy Larsen is a very thoughtful and extremely hard-working lawyer" and "He is excellent and….innovative.”
- 2019 - "Tracy Larsen is 'an excellent corporate lawyer with vast experience in local and international commercial transactions' and is especially highlighted for his work with clients in the technology sector. Peers say: 'He has a very significant practice and is a sophisticated practitioner.'"
- 2018 – "'A very good lawyer with an excellent reputation,' Tracy Larsen heads the M&A practice and acts on both domestic and international transactions. He advised HomeServices of America on its acquisition of Long & Foster."
- 2017 – "[Tracy] is widely regarded as a leading practitioner in the Michigan market, with more than 30 years' experience advising on high-profile M&A transactions. Clients describe him as 'an absolute rock star' who is not only 'incredibly smart' but also 'very creative.' Sources suggest that 'his level of expertise separates him dramatically from most other attorneys' and praise him for his approachable, client-friendly manner."
- Recognized in the top band of lawyers in the Corporate/M&A field in the state of Michigan; Chambers USA states:
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2022
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- Corporate Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- "Lawyer of the Year" awards, 2010-2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018
- Grand Rapids Mergers and Acquisitions Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2018
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006-2019
- Leading Lawyers Magazine Michigan, 2018-2019
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- Corporate Finance Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Publicly Held Corporations Law
- Securities & Venture Finance Law
- Recognized in practice areas of:
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Honored by BTI Consulting Group as a 2021 M&A Client Service All-Star
- Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers, 2020-2021
- MiBiz Advisor of the Year, 2013 and 2015; Finalist, 2016
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Leaders in the Law, 2013
- Who's Who in American Law
Professional & Community Involvement
- State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, Chair Ex-Officio