Brett J. Rodda

Brett J. Rodda

Brett Rodda is a corporate partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.

Mr. Rodda is an M&A attorney representing both private equity funds and strategics in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and investments. He also advises public companies and their boards on important corporate governance and disclosure issues.

Mr. Rodda returned to the firm in 2018 after serving as general counsel of Silver Point Capital, L.P., an investment adviser managing more than $11 billion in capital.

In private practice, he represents buyers and sellers in both public and private company transactions, including tender offers, one-step mergers, stock purchases and asset deals. He has also negotiated hundreds of debt and equity investments for private equity funds, family offices and other investors.

Mr. Rodda, who began his private practice at Munger Tolles in 1999, also counsels public companies and boards in connection with M&A transactions, internal investigations, senior management transitions, activist investors, corporate governance matters and securities and disclosure issues.

In 2023, Mr. Rodda was recognized as a “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer for representing Berkshire Hathaway in its $11.6 billion acquisition of Alleghany Corporation. Mr. Rodda was also named a Daily Journal Top Lawyer Under 40 for his work on Berkshire Hathaway’s $44 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the merger of the William Morris and Endeavor talent agencies in 2008.

Mr. Rodda received his law degree from Stanford Law School, where he graduated Order of the Coif. He obtained a B.A., summa cum laude, from George Washington University, where he majored in political communication. Prior to attending law school, he was a radio reporter based at the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Experience

Key Representations

  • Beats Music and Beats Electronics in the companies’ $3 billion acquisition by Apple.
  • BDT&MSD Partners in numerous acquisitions, including its investments in Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Colfax Corporation and GoodLeap.
  • Berkshire Hathaway in more than a dozen public company acquisitions, including its $44 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, its $37 billion acquisition of Precision Castparts and its $11 billion purchase of Alleghany Corporation.
  • Aircraft parts manufacturer California Amforge in its sale to Wynnchurch Capital.
  • Infrastructure support company Cotton Holdings in its sale to Sun Capital.
  • Edison International in the sale of several power plants, its equity fundraising efforts, and its general corporate governance and securities needs.
  • First Beverage Group in the acquisition of Health-Ade Kombucha.
  • KB Home in the acquisition of several family-owned homebuilding companies and in providing general corporate governance and securities advice.
  • Nexus Capital Management in its acquisitions of the FTD florist network, Lamps Plus, MAV Beauty Brands, HDT Global and Sky Organics, as well as its investments in Resident and MediaLab, and in the merger of Natural Balance Pet Foods with Canidae Pet Foods.
  • California-based retailer 99 Cents Only Stores in its $1.6 billion sale to Ares Management and CPPIB.
  • Sperber Landscape Companies in the roll-up of 15 privately held landscaping companies across the U.S.

Industries

Education

  • Stanford Law School (J.D., 1999) Order of the Coif; associate editor, Stanford Law Review

  • George Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude with special honors, 1995) Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • California

Experience

Key Representations

  • Beats Music and Beats Electronics in the companies’ $3 billion acquisition by Apple.
  • BDT&MSD Partners in numerous acquisitions, including its investments in Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Colfax Corporation and GoodLeap.
  • Berkshire Hathaway in more than a dozen public company acquisitions, including its $44 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, its $37 billion acquisition of Precision Castparts and its $11 billion purchase of Alleghany Corporation.
  • Aircraft parts manufacturer California Amforge in its sale to Wynnchurch Capital.
  • Infrastructure support company Cotton Holdings in its sale to Sun Capital.
  • Edison International in the sale of several power plants, its equity fundraising efforts, and its general corporate governance and securities needs.
  • First Beverage Group in the acquisition of Health-Ade Kombucha.
  • KB Home in the acquisition of several family-owned homebuilding companies and in providing general corporate governance and securities advice.
  • Nexus Capital Management in its acquisitions of the FTD florist network, Lamps Plus, MAV Beauty Brands, HDT Global and Sky Organics, as well as its investments in Resident and MediaLab, and in the merger of Natural Balance Pet Foods with Canidae Pet Foods.
  • California-based retailer 99 Cents Only Stores in its $1.6 billion sale to Ares Management and CPPIB.
  • Sperber Landscape Companies in the roll-up of 15 privately held landscaping companies across the U.S.

Industries

Education

  • Stanford Law School (J.D., 1999) Order of the Coif; associate editor, Stanford Law Review

  • George Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude with special honors, 1995) Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • California