Bio

Gerard Difiore is a partner in the firm’s Global Corporate Group and serves as chairman of the firm's Securities Review Committee. He is a member of the firm’s Emerging Company practice and the Opinion Committee. He has over three decades of experience representing clients in equity and debt public offerings, private placements, VC and PE investments, M&A deals, joint ventures, financings, tender offers, and similar transactional and governance matters. His experience includes SEC registered public offerings as well as global offerings (Rule 144A / Regulation S) of companies listed in Hong Kong, spin-offs, restructurings and a variety of other transactions. Gerry worked in Reed Smith’s Hong Kong office for several years and has considerable experience in cross border M&A transactions between China and the US. He also has considerable experience in advising public companies on their ongoing SEC reporting requirements, disclosure issues, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and corporate governance matters. He started his legal career at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington DC as a lawyer in the Corporation Finance Division. Gerry works with companies in a variety of industries including life sciences, consumer products, technology / fintech, food & beverage, manufacturing, energy and real estate. He routinely works with senior management and private equity firms and their portfolio companies in reaching strategic goals, assisting companies in all stages of the growth cycle, from early stage private companies to mature publicly traded companies. During his career, he has handled capital markets and M&A matters having an aggregate transaction value in excess of $20 billion. Clients frequently praise Gerry’s unique ability to “think like a CEO/CFO” as the key factor distinguishing him from other lawyers. He examines companies through the lens of a C-suite executive combining his 30 years of corporate legal knowledge and experience to devise creative and effective solutions for clients to achieve their strategic goals. This insight and experience enables Gerry to successfully counsel businesses through all stages of their growth and development.