Bio

Ernest Wechsler counsels clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments and corporate restructurings, as well as in general corporate matters. His clients include private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, strategic acquirers and sellers, and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), with transactions impacting a range of industries and market sectors, including financial, technology, manufacturing, agribusiness and consumer products, and energy, among others. Time and again, market-leading firms including Argand Partners, BlackRock Inc., Cornell Capital, Focus Financial Partners Inc., Paine Schwartz Partners, PIMCO and Sentinel Capital Partners, among others, look to Ernie to guide them in their largest and most significant transactions. Clients rely on Ernie to bring his measured, market-based judgment and solution-oriented approach to his role as the leader of multidisciplinary deal teams. Chambers Global, Chambers USA and Legal 500 US have repeatedly recognized Ernie as a leading lawyer. Chambers sources laud him for his deal work, noting he is “incredibly commercial and offers sound judgment and legal advice,” he “consistently provides thoughtful and practical guidance and counsel, and he is a huge asset to us in completing our biggest and most complicated M&A,” and he is “a great partner to us. His commercial awareness is the best I have seen and we always receive high-quality work product.” (Chambers USA 2022)