City and State recognized leaders igniting economic progress across New York State with the 2025 Trailblazers in Economic Development list. Brian Murphy, Partner, was recognized among this list.
At Couch White, Brian chairs the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions practice, where he leads a team of attorneys. In his practice, he plays the role of “first call” counsel for growing businesses, advises family-owned enterprises on critical succession planning matters and leads “bet the company” deals spanning first fundraise to sale. He was recently featured in the 2025 Chambers & Partners Upstate NY Corporate/ M&A list as a corporate transactions industry leader.
In the last year alone, Brian and his team have led M&A transactions totaling over $400 million in value across various sectors. These transactions have been on both the buy-side and sell-side and have helped New York-based businesses and investment funds investing in New York scale business activity, drive economic growth and achieve job creation through acquisition-based growth strategies. Many of these transactions have been in new or quickly evolving industries, such as FinTech, energy, construction and financial services.
His dedication to serving as an M&A industry leader at our firm, headquartered in Albany, reflects a commitment to helping all regions of New York achieve economic growth in a fast-moving and dynamic economic environment. Congratulations, Brian, on being named a Economic Development Trailblazer by City and State New York.
See the full list of trailblazers here: https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2025/11/2025-trailblazers-economic-development/409183/?oref=csny-category-lander-top-story
For more information about Couch White’s Corporate and Commercial Transactions practice area visit: https://www.couchwhite.com/practice-areas/corporate-commercial-transactions
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