Benjamin Chouka Bio

With more than 15 years in practice, Benjamin Chouka has advised a variety of U.S. and international clients in private and public M&A and private equity transactions as well as venture capital and growth equity financings. Ben's practice in particular focuses on cross-border M&A transactions, where clients benefit from his dual qualification in Germany and California. His practice further includes mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings, and corporate governance matters. He represents public companies, middle-market private companies, and start-up companies alike and is most active in the technology (including software, semiconductor, and fintech), health care, life sciences, and energy industries. Ben's representative clients include Astellas Pharma, NerdWallet, Five9, SAP, KKR, Western Digital, Skyworks Solutions, Sumitomo Pharma, Hilti Group, Organon & Co., Meridian Bioscience, Minted, TotalEnergies, Dignity Health, Singtel, Sempra Energy, AGIC Capital, Triton Partners, E.ON, and ThyssenKrupp. Ben also maintains an active pro bono practice, assisting nonprofits in their corporate governance matters. Prior to joining Jones Day, Ben was a senior M&A associate with an international law firm in Düsseldorf, Germany. During his more than five years with this firm, he advised public companies, private equity funds, and large family-owned businesses on cross-border M&A transactions and strategic alliances in Europe and the United States. Ben complemented his international experience with a client secondment in the M&A department of a major international financial institution in Dubai, where he advised from the in-house perspective on mergers and divestitures in various Middle Eastern jurisdictions. Experience