Bio

Lawrence Nusbaum is a name partner of Gusrae Kaplan and the Department Head of the Firm’s Corporate/Securities practice. Larry is one of the leading corporate/securities and transactional attorneys in the United States with more than 25 years of experience representing public and private, domestic and international entities, broker-dealers, investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, high networth individuals, registered representatives, financial advisors, officers and directors, board of directors and special committees in a wide range of corporate and securities matters. Larry works closely with clients to structure strategic transactions in a practical and cost effective manner. Larry has expertise in a wide variety of securities transactions, general corporate matters, venture capital and private equity investments and restructuring of prior investments, secured and unsecured, senior, mezzanine and “junk” grade debt offerings, mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. Larry has represented clients in a multitude of transactions over the years including public offerings, going private transactions, PIPEs, restructurings and reverse mergers. Larry also has a wealth of experience guiding clients through SEC reporting, corporate governance and regulatory issues. Larry also works closely with his clients and litigation partners in various “white collar” matters involving investigations, enforcement actions and complex corporate/securities matters involving, among others, FINRA, the SEC, the NYSE, the United States Attorney’s Office and the Justice Department. In addition to his robust and dynamic domestic practice, Larry regularly represents clients in complex international and cross-border transactions, including in Russia and various of its former Soviet Republics, China, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Germany, Greece, France, India and throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. Prior to joining the Firm, Larry practiced with Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, where he worked on numerous high-profile engagements representing the leading investment banks in the country, in junk bond fueled hostile and non-hostile takeovers, public offerings and proxy contests. Fluent in French, Larry received his BA from Syracuse University and his law degree from the Washington University School of Law, where he served as a Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Journal. Larry has had several articles on corporate and securities matters published in various law reviews including “A Director’s Duty to Disclose Preliminary Merger and Acquisition Negotiations” in the Washington & Lee Law Review and “Poison Pills – A Corporate Cure or a Corporate Panacea” in Suffolk University Law Review. Larry is admitted to practice in New York and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.