Alexander Orr Bio

Alexander L. Orr is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where his practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Orr advises public and private companies, private equity firms, boards of directors and special committees in a wide variety of complex corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs, joint ventures, equity and debt financing transactions and corporate governance matters, including securities law compliance. Mr. Orr has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, and in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, for his work in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Orr received his law degree with high honors from the Emory University School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the Emory Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Orr graduated cum laude from Washington and Lee University with a degree in Economics. Mr. Orr is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia.