Profile
Margaret Ellison is a partner in AP&T’s Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions practice. She advises public companies, privately held businesses, private equity sponsors, and boards of directors on acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, governance matters, and strategic commercial transactions.
Ms. Ellison’s practice emphasizes transaction discipline, risk allocation, and practical execution. She works closely with clients from early transaction assessment through diligence, negotiation, signing, closing, and post-closing integration.
Clients rely on Ms. Ellison for measured judgment in time-sensitive matters where legal structure, business priorities, and institutional consequences must be considered together.
Representative Experience
- Represented a private equity sponsor in the acquisition and subsequent integration of a multi-state business services platform.
- Advised a public company board on governance, disclosure, and transaction process considerations in connection with a strategic divestiture.
- Counseled a founder-led technology company through a negotiated sale to a strategic acquirer.
- Assisted institutional clients with joint venture structures, minority investments, commercial arrangements, and post-closing governance matters.
Approach
Ms. Ellison approaches transactions as coordinated legal and business exercises. Her work is structured around identifying material issues early, preserving negotiating leverage, and helping clients make decisions with a clear view of legal, commercial, and operational consequences.
“A transaction is not complete when the documents are signed. It is complete when the client understands what has been agreed to and can operate under it.”— Margaret Ellison
Professional Background
Before joining AP&T, Ms. Ellison practiced in the corporate department of a national law firm, where she represented companies and investors in domestic and cross-border transactions.