Bryan S. Schultz is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He assists Fortune 500, middle-market, and emerging public and private companies, including family-owned businesses, in a variety of industries with their transactional, corporate, and commercial needs. His primary areas of focus include:
Among his accomplishments, Bryan has represented buyers, sellers, investors, target companies, and intermediaries in over 150 transactions aggregating over $15 billion in total consideration. These transactions have included companies located in the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Spain, Mexico, Canada, and many other countries.
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Recognition
Bryan is recognized as a leading attorney for his corporate and mergers and acquisitions work by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice area of corporate/M&A (2015, 2018-2022). Chambers USA is a leading publication that provides legal rankings based on market analysis and independent research, conducted by an experienced team of researchers.
Bryan is included in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of corporate law (2013-2022). Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. Inclusion in the publication is based on detailed evaluations of lawyers by lawyers.
The Legal 500recognized Bryan for his work in the area of mergers and acquisitions (2010-2012, 2015-2016). Published for over 20 years, The Legal 500 publishes recommendations regarding legal service providers in over 100 countries based on the work of an independent research team that obtains input directly from thousands of commercial clients each year.
In addition to the professional recognition highlighted above, Bryan’s clients have been effusive in their praise, noting, among other characteristics, Bryan:
“… is the consummate legal counsel and business partner. He is truly an integral member of the business team, always acting in the best interest of the client. His skills in M&A are without equal. Having done countless transactions together, I can honestly say he has helped me perform at another level.”
– a Foley client, from a LinkedIn review, 2018
Community Engagement
Bryan serves as a member of the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee of All Hands Boatworks, Inc., a not-for-profit company that seeks to inspire young people, especially those challenged by socio-economic and/or educational hurdles, to discover their talents through personal development of skills, determination, and confidence. Bryan previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Whitefish Bay Jr. Dukes Baseball Club, Inc., a not-for-profit company focused on baseball activities for community youth.
Education
Bryan received his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He also was an editor and award-winning published author with the University of Cincinnati Law Review. Bryan received his B.S., magna cum laude, from Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he studied corporate finance and economics.