Eric Lauria-Banta

Senior Counsel

Eric Lauria-Banta

Senior Counsel

Eric Lauria-Banta is a corporate lawyer whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and the organization, development, and financing of emerging growth and development stage companies. He has experience representing public and private companies, strategic investors, and private equity firms in numerous complex acquisitions and divestitures.

Eric is a senior counsel in the firm’s Transactions Practice Group.

Representative Experience*

  • Represented a private equity firm in a $328 million acquisition of a global sealing and corrosion prevention products company
  • Represented a construction materials company in the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares from a limited partnership parent corporation in a $7 billion transaction
  • Represented an energy infrastructure company in the sale of a subsidiary for $328 million
  • Represented a private renewable energy company in its purchase of a multistate portfolio of development-stage wind and solar energy generation projects
  • Represented a global oil and gas company in a $350 million transaction to purchase a petroleum products company
  • Represented an energy company in an $800 million transaction to acquire interest in the US oil and gas industry

*Matters handled prior to joining Foley.

Presentations and Publications

  • Panelist, Wisconsin Technology Council Early Stage Symposium, Madison WI (November 9-10, 2022)
14 October 2024 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Honored as 2024 Wisconsin Law Journal Legal All-Stars

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that six members of the firm have been named 2024 Wisconsin Law Journal Legal All-Star honorees across five different categories.
26 September 2024 Events

ACC-Wisconsin CLE Conference

Join Foley and ACC-Wisconsin at PinSeekers on Thursday, September 26 for an afternoon of CLE sessions followed by a networking reception in PinSeekers' sports entertainment facility where you can put your skills to the test in the facility's golf suites. This event is suited for all skill levels. 
13 August 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Trading Technologies in Final Stage of Abel Noser Solutions Acquisition

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, in its acquisition of START, a broker-neutral trade optimization platform, from Abel Noser Holdings, a majority-owned portfolio company of Estancia Capital Partners.
26 March 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Avantus in Investment from KKR to Support Renewable Energy Development

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Avantus in its signing of a definitive agreement by which investment funds and accounts managed by KKR.
21 September 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Knowles Corporation in Acquisition of Cornell Dubilier

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal adviser to Knowles Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance components and solutions, including ceramic capacitors and radio frequency filters, advanced medtech microphones, balanced armature speakers, and audio solutions, in entering a definitive agreement to acquire Cornell Dubilier.
11 September 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Trading Technologies in Acquisition of Abel Noser Solutions

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, in its acquisition of Abel Noser Solutions, LLC, an industry-leading provider of transaction cost analysis (TCA) for investment managers, brokers, asset owners, and consultants, from Abel Noser Holdings, a majority-owned portfolio company of Estancia Capital Partners.