Nathalie Dabrowski joined Ropes & Gray's corporate department in 2022. Her work primarily focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Nathalie was an associate at a top-tier law firm in Australia, where she engaged in private and public mergers and acquisitions acting on behalf of domestic and international corporate clients across a range of different industries. During this time, Nathalie worked on multi-jurisdictional transactions across Asia Pacific, the United States, Europe, Australia and the Middle East.

Nathalie is admitted to practice in California and as a solicitor in Victoria, Australia.

Experience

  • Represented The Duckhorn Portfolio (NYSE: NAPA) in a definitive agreement to acquire Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, one of the largest luxury Chardonnay wineries in the U.S., from Brown-Forman Corporation for US$400 million in a combination of stock and cash.
  • Represented Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) in its US$1.2 billion acquisition of Specialty Networks, an integrated platform focused on independent physician practices in urology, gastroenterology and rheumatology, as well as life sciences organizations.
  • Represented Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceuticals business, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, in connection with its acquisition of the remaining interests in bota-vec for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa from MeiraGTx Holdings for a total of up to US$415 million.
  • Represented AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) in its exercise of an exclusive right to acquire of Mitokinin, a discovery-stage biotechnology company developing a potentially first-in-class disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson's Disease for US$110 million with additional payments of up to US$545 million.
  • Represented various clients in the technology, life sciences and health care industries in connection with mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions.
  • Advised Ava Risk Group (ASX: AVA) on its divestment of its services division, Ava Global DMCC.*
  • Advised Tyro Payments Limited (ASX: TYR) on its acquisition of Medipass Solutions Pty Ltd.*
  • Assisted the team that advised M&G Real Estate and CIC on their A$300 million acquisition of Investa's 25% interest in the Beta Trust, owner of Telstra's Sydney headquarters located at 400 George Street, Sydney.*
  • Assisted the team that advised HEINEKEN on its acquisition of the intellectual property and other assets of the Bonamy's, Little Green and Strongbow ciders businesses and the Stella Artois and Beck's beer businesses in Australia.*
  • Assisted the team that advised Chevron Australia Downstream Pty Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, on A$425 million acquisition of Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd through a competitive bid process, signaling Chevron's re-entry into the Australian petroleum market.*
  • Assisted the team that advised TYO-listed Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. on its A$3.8 billion acquisition of ASX-listed DuluxGroup Ltd by way of scheme of arrangement.*
*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray