Chris leads the corporate, M&A, and private equity group in the firm’s Chicago office and is co-chair of the firm’s Accounting and Finance Committee. Chris is repeatedly recognized as a top dealmaker and represents private equity sponsors and corporate clients on complex transactions, including leveraged buyouts, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures, and other corporate matters.

Paulo has taken part in some of the largest M&A transactions in Latin America, and his clients include major national and international companies doing business in a variety of economic sectors. Over the course of his career, Paulo has dedicated himself to contributing to positive social transformation through third-sector institutions and projects, participating actively on boards and councils of organizations.

Chris gets deals done. He negotiates deals that allow his clients to grow and succeed. They include mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, equity financing and other transactions that require complex contracts and structures. Having started his career in the tech industry, Christopher brings a client mindset to his deal work for private equity firms, venture capital firms and businesses of all sizes.

Eva has over 20 years of experience and having led hundreds of transactions, her practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. In her M&A practice, she offers pragmatic advice and develops deal strategy for acquirors, target companies and special committees, assisting clients in developing and executing a variety of transactions including arrangements, reverse take-overs, going-private transactions, take-over bids and other business combinations.

Cipriano “Cip” regularly advises public companies and privately held businesses on mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance transactions, and a wide range of corporate governance and general business matters. He has experience representing corporations and private equity firms in leading complex multijurisdictional acquisition and divestiture transactions. He has completed transactions in more than 30 countries and routinely manages teams of professionals across the globe.

Ted leads and advises a team with the strategic business, legal and market experience needed to manage and close complex transactions, as well as to provide counsel on day-to-day operations. He concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and corporate finance.

Award Winner: Ted and the team at GT Law won “Private Equity Deal” award at the prestigious Annual Americas M&A Atlas Awards (New York) - Drs. Clevens, Ronan & Spiegel form Premier Plastic Surgery Partners with investment by Corbel Capital Partners.

Chris focuses his practice on representing public companies and financial investors in connection with public and private merger and acquisition and minority investment transactions. The public companies Chris represents operate primarily in the consumer, life sciences and medical technology industries. The financial investors Chris represents invest primarily in consumer products and retail brands, services, and manufacturing.

Adam’s practice has included a broad and varied representation of public and private companies in a wide range of industries throughout the United States and around the world, in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, financing transactions and securities law matters. Adam also has extensive experience and expertise in corporate governance, shareholder activism, and takeover defense and contested acquisition matters.

Jeff is a member of the firm's Senior Leadership Team. He focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate matters for businesses and investors throughout the United States and internationally. He has served as lead counsel on domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital, recapitalization, debt and equity financing, and other strategic transactions, as well as corporate governance and organizational matters.

“Hobbs” has significant experience in all aspects of structuring, negotiating and implementing business acquisitions and dispositions, corporate reorganizations, mergers, conversions, recapitalizations, corporate finance transactions, deferred recognition transactions, admissions of and providing equity incentives for management and key employees, as well as choice of entity considerations, and state tax planning. Hobbs also serves as the head of the Firm's Tax Planning & Business Transactions Group.

Award Winner: Hobbs and the team have won several prestigious Annual M&A Atlas Awards deal awards - Acquisition of Monarch Silica by ProFrac Holdings at the Americas M&A Atlas Awards (New York); and Acquisition of EYP by Page Southerland Page at the USA M&A Middle Markets Awards (Washington DC).