Bio

Lawrence Bell is co-head of the firm’s corporate practice group. Mr. Bell’s practice focuses on the representation of private equity funds and strategic investors in international and domestic mergers, acquisitions, public and private capital raising transactions, including private equity, venture capital and public offerings, equity and investment grade and high yield debt financings, companies engaged in technology transfer and licensing, private and public emerging growth companies, venture capital funds, and participants in leveraged buyouts, venture capital and “growth equity” financings, spin-outs, complex financing transactions, and trustees and classes of note holders in connection with debt restructurings. He works with companies and funds and other investors in the fields of new media, technology (including companies engaged in the development of proprietary software, systems, information technology, medical devices and bio-pharmaceuticals), health and nutrition products, specialty chemicals, minerals, power generation equipment and other manufacturing, financial services, investment management, communications, technology-related services and consumer products. Mr. Bell also provides general corporate representation to companies, individuals and non-profits in their business endeavors. He has represented clients in domestic and international joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other collaborative arrangements for both emerging and “brick-and-mortar” clients, and clients in the portfolio transactions of private equity funds. He has also represented asset management and proprietary trading groups spinning-out, and also re-forming their groups, as independent companies. His extensive experience in the securities laws has involved initial and secondary public offerings, private placements, Rule 144A financing transactions and follow-on registered exchange offerings, review and advice regarding annual and other periodic filings, compliance advice and other related securities law, corporate governance and Sarbanes Oxley matters. He has also handled a variety of executive compensation matters, as well as transactions involving the sale, purchase and restructuring of troubled companies, both in and outside of bankruptcy. Mr. Bell is active in his community, having served on the executive boards and as president of several civic organizations.