Lippes Mathias is pleased to congratulate its client, CannonDesign, on its acquisition of The Clarient Group, a recognized leader in smart building consulting and technology engineering. 

The Clarient Group will continue to operate under its current name while expanding CannonDesign’s capabilities in smart building strategy, technology infrastructure design and digital operations. Known for its work on high-profile developments and its deep industry expertise, The Clarient Group brings added strength to CannonDesign’s integrated approach to the built environment. 

Lippes Mathias’ deal team advising CannonDesign in the transaction included partners Brendan J. Rich, Elise M. Edwards, and Devon R. McDonald, the firm director of tax. 

Lippes Mathias’ mergers & acquisitions practice, which is led by Rich, includes some of the most experienced attorneys in the firm and routinely counsels existing entities and investment groups in connection with multimillion-dollar stock and asset purchases, mergers, and divestitures. The team is involved at the earliest stages of structuring transactions to both increase value and manage risk. Once structured, members of the team negotiate transaction documents, efficiently drawing on their experience representing clients ranging in size from local, family-owned businesses to large, public companies. 

About Lippes Mathias LLP 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with more than 220 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, independent sponsors, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.