Dennis Block, Cadwalader Gillette: a $57 billion target Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft are advising on one of the biggest ever mergers as a rush of large deals continues in the US. Cadwalader is acting for Procter & Gamble on its acquisition of the Gillette Company for about $57 billion. Dennis Block is the lead partner for Cadwalader on the deal. Davis Polk's corporate team for Gillette includes partners George Bason, Arthur Golden and Leonard Kreynin.
March 01 2005