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Ernest S. Wechsler
Partner

Mr. Wechsler focuses on domestic and cross border capital markets and finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representations.

Mr. Wechsler represents both private and publicly held clients in a number of sectors, including telecommunications equipment manufacturers, IT services providers and medical device companies. He also represents private equity funds and hedge funds in a variety of transactions. In addition, Mr. Wechsler works extensively with foreign corporations, including a number of companies based in Israel, whose shares are traded in the United States.  He practices primarily in the following areas of corporate law:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions including domestic and cross border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, going private transactions and tender offers on behalf of operating companies, private equity funds and hedge funds;
  • Capital Markets/Finance including domestic and cross border public offerings of securities, on behalf of issuers and underwriters, and domestic and cross border private placements and venture capital transactions on behalf of investors and portfolio companies;
  • Securities Compliance and General Corporate Representation including all aspects of compliance with U.S. securities laws for domestic and foreign companies, and ongoing counseling on corporate fiduciary duty issues; and
  • Strategic Alliances including the formation of domestic and cross border joint ventures.

Education
J.D., Columbia Law School, 1990
  • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
B.S., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, 1987