Brandon Howald Bio

Brandon Howald is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s private equity transactions group and a member of the firm’s infrastructure industry group, where he serves as lead of the digital infrastructure subsector. Brandon advises private equity funds, investors and public and private companies in private equity transactions, investments, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate and securities law matters. For over 20 years, Brandon has guided numerous middle-market and large cap transactions across a range of industries, including digital infrastructure, data centers, technology, software, health care, and consumer. Brandon has also represented companies and executives in employment agreements and equity incentive plans and agreements. Clients value Brandon’s “very strong business judgment” and dedicated approach that “makes us feel like we’re his only client,” one client told Chambers. Another told Chambers that Brandon “is an outstanding negotiator and has a very good sense for the current 'market' for various deal terms.” Brandon has been recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. for M&A Corporate and Commercial – Private Equity Buyouts, Chambers USA for M&A and Private Equity – California, and IFLR1000 as both a Rising Star Partner and a Notable Practitioner in California for M&A and Private Equity. He was also recognized by BTI Consulting Group as a Client Service All-Star and noted as a Southern California “Rising Star” attorney by Law and Politics magazine.