Brian McNeil is an attorney at Goodwin Procter LLP, a global law firm with more than 1,000 corporate and litigation attorneys worldwide. He is a member of Goodwin’s private equity group where his practice focuses primarily on mergers, acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and other general corporate matters in a broad range of industries. Specifically, he has experience representing corporate strategic, search fund and private equity clients in structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing private mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, including assisting private equity funds with the purchase, ongoing legal representation and sale of portfolio companies. He also advises emerging growth companies at all stages of maturity, including formation, initial funding, expansion and exit.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Brian taught mathematics and coached football in eastern North Carolina as a Teach for America corps member.  He received a J.D. from Boston College Law School, cum laude, where he was a senior editor on the Boston College Law Review and a B.A. and B.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, summa cum laude.