Laura Taylor Hannigan

About

Laura Taylor Hannigan, an associate in Holland & Knight LLP's Philadelphia office, works on search fund transactions along with public and private mergers and asset and stock acquisitions. She also advises on the corporate governance questions those deals raise. She earned her J.D. from Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and The Best Lawyers in America lists her as one to watch in Philadelphia corporate law and M&A. Before joining the firm she was a legal extern for a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Bucks County and worked as a law clerk at Philadelphia boutique firms. She now puts that experience to work on searchers' acquisitions and other purchases of companies.

Who is a good fit for Laura Taylor Hannigan

• Searchers acquiring a company through a search fund.
• Parties to a public or private merger.
• Buyers completing an asset or stock acquisition.

Education and admissions

Education

• Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, J.D.
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania, B.S.

Bar admissions

Pennsylvania

Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America guide, Philadelphia Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law Ones to Watch, 2026, 2027
• Rising Advocate Scholarship, Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2021-2024
• Dean’s List, Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2021-2024
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award and Best Student Performance, Litigation Legal Research, Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2024
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award Best Student Performance, Constitutional Law, Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2022
• Dean’s List, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2016-2019

Specialties

Deal profile

Typical deal size

Any deal size

Remote work

In-person / regional