Nwadi Oko
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Nwadi Oko

Associate

Email

nwadi.oko@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 7069

Offices

New York

V-CARD
Nwadi focuses on domestic and global corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, restructuring and carve-outs and sales of public and private companies and their business and assets.

Her experience spans across multiple sectors including agriculture, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, entertainment, and corporate governance matters.

Nwadi has served as co-chair of BLAQUE, the firm’s Black attorneys’ inclusion network. BLAQUE focuses on mentoring, networking and professional development initiatives to support the recruitment and advancement of Black attorneys.

Nwadi also spent eight months on secondment at Bank Of America.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Paramount Global (f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc.) in its $1.6 billion sale of Simon & Schuster to an affiliate of KKR. This deal occurred after the U.S. Department of Justice blocked Paramount’s attempted sale of Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG.
  • CVS Health Corp. in its $10.6 billion acquisition of NYSE-listed Oak Street Health. This deal was awarded Americas Corporate M&A Mega Deal of The Year – The M&A Atlas Awards, 2023.
  • Genmab A/S in its $1.8 billion acquisition of ProfoundBio.
  • Orion Resource Partners in its $221.6 million sale of a minority stake in Sweetwater Royalties to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Pro bono

  • Advising special immigrant juvenile status’ client to obtain a laful permanent residency visa.
  • Partnering with Lawyers Without Borders Africa to on gender-inclusive policing in Tanzania.

Qualifications

Admissions

New York, 2023

Academic

JD, Law, Tulane University, 2022

BA, Journalism, Cum Laude, University of Missouri – Columbia, 2019

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.