Elliot Vilders

Elliot Vilders is a transactional attorney who focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, and general corporate matters. Clients rely on him for practical, business-minded advice and creative solutions at every stage of a company’s life cycle, from formation and growth through acquisition and exit.

In his M&A practice, Elliot represents strategic and financial buyers and sellers in transactions valued at up to $500 million. His deal experience spans a range of industries, including automotive, manufacturing, consumer services, industrial technology, motorsports, cannabis, construction, and insurance.

In his real estate practice, Elliot represents family offices, developers, and other privately held businesses in acquisitions, dispositions, sale-leasebacks, leasing, and development projects.

Elliot also serves as outside general counsel to a number of privately held businesses.

Before beginning his legal career, Elliot worked in China as an educational consultant and visiting lecturer, an experience that informs his approach to cross-border transactions and to working with clients from different business cultures.

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Lead counsel on the sale of an industrial equipment repair and sales business to a private equity buyer
• Lead counsel on the acquisition of a Canadian motorsports business
• Lead counsel on the sale of a commercial trucking business and related real property to a public buyer
• Lead counsel on the sale of a vacuum impregnation business to a public buyer
• Lead counsel on the sale of an HVAC business to a private equity buyer
• Lead counsel on the acquisition of a portfolio of licensed cannabis businesses
• Lead counsel on the sale of a surface paint application and component assembly business
• Counsel to a private equity portfolio company on the acquisition of an aerospace business with operations in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka
• Counsel to a private equity buyer on the acquisition of an international HVAC manufacturing and distribution business
• Counsel on the sale of a medical diagnostic imaging business to a private equity buyer
• Counsel on the sale of a welding products manufacturer to a strategic buyer

Real Estate

• Lead counsel on the acquisition of 150 acres including six warehouse buildings with over 400,000 square feet
• Primary leasing counsel to a family office with a portfolio of office, lab, and mixed-use properties across the United States
• Outside real estate and corporate counsel to a developer on acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate governance
• Counsel on the sale of a portfolio of commercial properties in Detroit, Michigan, to a strategic buyer

• Moderator, “Harvesting Value: The Future of Cannabis Business Growth and Exits,” Power Connections Cannabis Conference, November 2025