Bio

Stephen Weiss is a partner in M&R’s Los Angeles office and the firm’s M&A & Capital Markets Chair. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law and capital markets financing transactions, and works on behalf of both public and private large and middle-market companies, as well as development stage businesses, lending institutions and investment banks. In terms of his years of M&A experience, Stephen has guided clients across industries—the aviation, education and cannabis spaces, among them—through the lifecycle of a range of transactions, including broad-based middle-market and complex cross-border deals. He is sought after for his work helping entities go public as well. Toward that end, Stephen advises clients in connection with every stage of the capital raising process. Likewise, he provides advice and counsel to issuers, underwriters and other financial institutions on equity and debt financings. Regarding his portfolio of matters involving securities law, Stephen has successfully handled numerous initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, rights offerings, securities exchange listings, private placements (including Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings), and PIPE offerings, among others. He and his team also ensure that his clients are in compliance with securities laws, securities exchange rules, and the corporate governance requirements of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act.