Benton B. Bodamer is a senior corporate associate in the Boston office of Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, and began his legal career as an associate in the firm’s Dallas office. He regularly represents public and private companies and financial sponsors in complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, divestitures, and restructurings.
Recent transactions include:
- Acquisition by Advent International Corporation of a majority stake in Morrison Supply Company, the fourth largest distributor of plumbing and HVAC supplies in the United States;
- Acquisition by Lehman Brothers Inc. of a majority stake in DHS Holdings, a supplier of commercial oil & gas drilling rigs; and
- Sale by Iron Mountain Inc. of its online backup and recovery, digital archiving, and electronic discovery business units to Autonomy Corp. plc.
Mr. Bodamer is a member of Weil’s global and Boston pro bono committees and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee for the Business Transactions Section. His pro bono service has included:
- Counseling various not-for-profit organizations and boards on strategic corporate matters;
- Advising environmental impact groups in the certification and third-party monetization of carbon offsets; and
- Securing asylum for an unaccompanied minor in contested federal removal proceedings.
A frequent author, Mr. Bodamer has written and given talks on various topics, including distressed M&A transactions, earnout mechanics, voluntary and compliance carbon markets, and the avoidance of extra-contractual liability.
Before joining Weil, Mr. Bodamer was a Moritz Scholar at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, graduating with honors in 2006. Prior to his legal career, he studied archaeology at Harvard University and the University of Cambridge where his research focused on the role of hallucinogenic toads in Mesoamerican shamanic ritual and the use of archaeological remains in modern pharmaceutical drug discovery. A former college hurdler, he currently sits on the Executive Advisory Board of the Friends of Harvard Track.