Andrea M. Farley
Partner, Attorney at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
About
Andrea M. Farley, a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke in Atlanta, negotiates mergers and acquisitions. She represents public and private companies on carve-outs, joint ventures, and control or non-control deals. She acts for private equity funds in recapitalizations. She handles acquisitions and other corporate matters for portfolio companies. Andrea earned her J.D. at Vanderbilt University Law School and her B.A. at the University of Florida. Best Lawyers in America named her Lawyer of the Year in Mergers & Acquisitions Law for 2025. She advises companies in financial services, life sciences, and industrials. Distribution companies use her for the same deal work.
Who is a good fit for Andrea M. Farley
- Private equity funds arranging a recapitalization.
- Public companies separating a business through a corporate carve-out.
- Private companies forming a joint venture with another business.
- Portfolio companies preparing a merger or an acquisition.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1997
- University of Florida, B.A., 1993
- Bar admissions
- Georgia
Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America ®: Corporate Governance Law (2018-2027), Corporate Law (2018-2027), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2020-2027)
- Best Lawyers in America®: “Lawyer of the Year” in Corporate Governance Law (2022), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2025)
- Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A, Georgia (2018-2026)
- Global M&A Network: “USA Top Women Dealmaker” Award (2019)
- Legal 500 United States: M&A/Corporate and Commercial (2016, 2024)
- Georgia Trend Magazine: Legal Elite (2007-2015)
- Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine: “Rising Star” in M&A Law (2005-2011)
- Fulton County Daily Report: Young Attorneys “On The Rise” (2009)
- University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame - Tennis (2004)
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a Nasdaq-listed specialty finance company that provides credit and related financial services and products to consumers in various mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions.
- Represented a NYSE-listed and largest provider of commercial landscaping services in the U.S. in its various merger and acquisition transactions.
- Represented a sponsor-backed specialty finance company in various acquisitions and sales of charged-off and bankruptcy portfolios of consumer debt and other merger and acquisition transactions.
- Represented a NYSE-listed global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural equipment in its public and private offering of convertible debt securities.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional