Three lawyers named to «Legal Power 30» list of the 30 most influential private
equity lawyers in the world today
Charlie Geffen, the former senior partner of Ashurst and one of the pre-eminent private
equity lawyers in London, is to join Gibson Dunn & Crutcher's London office along with fellow Ashurst corporate partner Mark Sperotto.
Daniel Lo is a private
equity lawyer in Hong Kong, dual - qualified in Canada (Ontario, Alberta) and England & Wales.
She has also been listed as a «highly regarded» private
equity lawyer in IFLR1000 and recognized by Expert Guides» 2014 «Women in Business Law» as an expert in Private Equity.
Not exact matches
«This is a very appealing exit strategy,» says Steven Fischer, a
lawyer and partner
in Shared
Equity Strategies Inc., a Philadelphia consulting firm.
Another early morning
in Vancouver, BC and a meeting starts with a full house of
equity crowdfunding industry participants including entrepreneurs,
lawyers, investors, securities regulators, government, tech and finance executives who want to make sure this city keeps its crown as the entrepreneur and tech startup capital of Canada.
A wealthy Republican
lawyer and investment banker, Powell left the private
equity world
in 2010 to join the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C, think tank, where he quietly lobbied Congress to raise the debt ceiling, building consensus during the politically charged standoff
in 2011.
Vancouver
lawyer and founder of Venture Law Corporation, Alixe B. Cormick, had an impressive presentation that outlined some current barriers to entrepreneurs
in Canada seeking
equity investment abroad.
In our legal special, we discover what it takes to succeed as a private equity lawyer; examine some of the challenges facing the industry since the financial crisis; find out why fund terms are lengthening, the advantages of integrating permanent capital into a fund structure, and the latest regulatory shift in Germany in our expert commentaries; all this and mor
In our legal special, we discover what it takes to succeed as a private
equity lawyer; examine some of the challenges facing the industry since the financial crisis; find out why fund terms are lengthening, the advantages of integrating permanent capital into a fund structure, and the latest regulatory shift
in Germany in our expert commentaries; all this and mor
in Germany
in our expert commentaries; all this and mor
in our expert commentaries; all this and more.
That's just one of the issues covered
in our Legal Special 2018 as
lawyers explore some of the areas likely to lead to litigation
in the private
equity process.
Bankers and
lawyers see no signs of merger and acquisition activity abating
in the next six months, as private
equity firms step up to make further deals and as infrastructure - related transactions continue to attract interest.
Bankers and
lawyers see no signs of M&A activity abating
in the next six months, as local private
equity firms Pacific Equity Partners and Archer Capital seek to deploy ca
equity firms Pacific
Equity Partners and Archer Capital seek to deploy ca
Equity Partners and Archer Capital seek to deploy capital.
A former corporate
lawyer, she poured herself into her children's charity and returned to the business world, eventually finding a home at New World Capital Group, a private
equity group where she focuses on investments
in clean energy.
Then came the sociologists and
lawyers of the 1960s and 1970s, who were concerned with equal opportunity and
equity in the schools.
The pay
equity complaint comes as LAO
lawyers continue to mount a campaign to unionize after LAO rejected their bid to be represented by the Society of Energy Professionals
in 2013.
Equity partners
in the large law firms receive large sums compared to
lawyers who are associates
in the large firms.
In its diversity and
equity guide, even the Canadian Bar Association acknowledges the problem, stating: «Informal mentoring arrangements may exclude
lawyers from under - represented groups.
Slaughter and May has made up four
lawyers to
equity partner
in a female - dominated promotions round.
«Mentoring, formally or informally, working on important files, being able to accompany the lead
lawyer in client meetings — these are areas that give advantages,» says Charles Smith, a former
equity adviser at both the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association.
After what the firm described as a «solid» 2016, Reed Smith held profits per
equity partner (PEP) and revenue per
lawyer (RPL) steady amid declines
in headcount and overall revenue.
«
In 2015, the Pay
Equity Commission confirmed that the staff
lawyer job class is a gender neutral job class, and found that there was no contravention of the Pay
Equity Act,» Neil also said.
An
equity stake enables the younger
lawyers to invest
in the firm
in order to increase the firm's future value.
The ABA's Commission on Women
in the Profession provides a national voice for female
lawyers, and the Task Force on Gender
Equity addresses continuing gender equity issues that exist in the legal profession and in society at
Equity addresses continuing gender
equity issues that exist in the legal profession and in society at
equity issues that exist
in the legal profession and
in society at large.
When these
lawyers realize a third - party sale could jeopardize their futures, then they often become more interested
in acquiring a future
equity stake from the owner upon retirement.
This is the area
in which the professional will be able to contemplate: mixing non-
lawyers in equity with
lawyers;
Moreover, given that the Rules of Professional Conduct include specific language government
lawyer's obligations vis - a-vis
equity issues (
in the commentary to Section 2.1, section 6.3.1, to name the obvious ones), it's inappropriate to try to interpret a general provision
in a manner which renders nugatory the express provisions of the Rules.
An
equity partner
in a law firm is expected to be an owner, a manager and a
lawyer.
The
lawyers were ranked
in the following practice categories: Antitrust, Bankruptcy / Restructuring, Corporate / M & A, Environment, Healthcare, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Private
Equity.
The Tulsa entrepreneurial business
lawyers have assisted multiple existing businesses and new business start - ups put together the documentation necessary
in arranging for financing their businesses, from bank loans to
equity investments to venture capital.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, continues its strong growth streak with the announcement today that Daniel Stellenberg, a leading executive compensation
lawyer focused on private
equity, capital markets, and M&A transactions, has joined the firm as a partner
in the Employment Law practice, based
in Palo Alto.
Our
lawyers routinely advise on
equity compensation programs, executive compensation, employment agreements, severance benefits, tax equalization agreements, and other issues that arise
in connection with global transactions and operations.
Working Mother and Flex Time
Lawyers said that, «Female representation is lower at partner levels than
in less senior roles; however, Best Law Firms, on average, employ more female
equity partners (20 %) than the national average (18 %).»
article) I was also pondering the comment of a good friend of mine, a senior
equity partner at one of the major City firms, who admitted to me last week that
lawyers in the City «are earning more money than we ever thought possible when we started
in law», adding wryly «and quite a lot of us don't really believe we're worth it».
Paying Attention to Partnership Structure / Firm Ownership Some firms utilize contract arrangements with attorneys (e.g.
equity partners, senior counsel, contract attorney, contract partner, etc.) to slot
lawyers in arrangements where there is a base salary plus a bonus tied to performance.
Chambers USA 2007 America's Leading
Lawyers for Business reports: «Clients raved about Steve Geanacopoulos, who worked on various private
equity matters: «He is a member of our strategic planning team as much as a legal resource — he offers invaluable commercial advice, interpreting the intricacies of the law
in plain English, allowing you to make an informed decision.»
As a result, the
equity that our shareholder has
in the company increased by that amount to just under $ 168 million — tangible proof of the viability and financial strength of the investment that Ontario
lawyers have
in LAWPRO.
While our membership is focused on supporting women
lawyers with children, we must support all parents
in their caregiving roles if we truly want to achieve gender
equity in the legal profession.
Mr. Witty has for many years been listed as one of London's leading
equity capital markets
lawyers in all the main legal industry publications, including, for example,
in the top tier of rankings by Chambers Global, Chambers UK, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate.
As part of a highly - integrated multi-disciplinary team, our
lawyers advise many of the most prominent private
equity funds worldwide and major financial institutions, now representing a benchmark for private
equity in Luxembourg.
David qualified as a corporate
lawyer in 1990 and then the late 90s turned a law firm management until 2004 when he left the law to raise and manage a private
equity fund.
«Some participants believe that mandatory data collection is crucial to advancing diversity and inclusion, while others believe that mandatory collection could halt the progress that is already being made by firms and legal organizations
in the area of
equity and diversity,» says the report, written by a working group tackling challenges faced by minority
lawyers.
This program is similar to one offered
in Manitoba since 2008 where female or male
lawyers and their spouses or life partners can receive six confidential sessions with the Law Society
Equity Ombudsperson.
Of course, our job as
lawyers is to always achieve the best result for our client, but
in the private
equity world a company's investors are
in the truest sense its partners as well.
Paul has approximately 1,850
lawyers in 30 offices around the world and is the global leader of the private
equity fund formation practice at Morgan Lewis.
Late last month, the Federation of Asian Canadian
Lawyers, the Ontario Bar Association's sexual orientation and gender identity committee, the Women's Law Association of Ontario, the South Asian Bar Association, the Canadian Association of Black
Lawyers, the Arab Canadian
Lawyers Association, and the Hispanic Ontario Lawyer Association teamed up to distribute its Bencher Candidate
Equity Survey to all candidates
in this year's Law Society of Upper Canada bencher election.
For the possibility that I had not chosen to be a
lawyer, I would have chosen to engage
in private
equity investment, because I love to know and study different kinds of industries, enterprises, entrepreneurs and management teams.
About 650
lawyers worked for the firm and of these, 260 were «
equity partners» who had an ownership interest
in the firm.
As relative latecomers, Weil, Gotshal has rapidly grown to 120
lawyers, fueling its drive to become a world leader
in private
equity.
OKM is often hijacked by politics within the organization, resulting
in either: (a) a massive change management challenge where the
lawyers actively resist or ignore OKM efforts, or (b) OKM that represents a compromise
in quality due to «folk wisdom» input from powerful players
in the organization (e.g., poorly written contract clauses reflecting an influential
equity partner's preferences, even if they're rife with legalese and make negotiations more difficult).
The firm's «Startinnovation Team» comprises
lawyers with expertise
in areas such as venture capital and private
equity, tax, data protection, intellectual property and M&A, providing startups and small businesses with relevant legal support and advice.