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Practice
Lawrence Goodman has been with the Firm since 1987 and is a partner in the International Corporate Department, member of the Firm’s Policy Committee and Chair of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice Group. Mr. Goodman focuses on private equity, securities, mergers and acquisitions and is experienced in general corporate/international matters.
Mr. Goodman’s private equity practice covers a wide range of services, assisting entrepreneurs, start-ups, fundless sponsors and both foreign and domestic private equity and venture capital funds investing in portfolio companies worldwide. These investments include mezzanine debt, convertible securities and preferred and common equity, and can take the form of minority investments or acquisition of the entire enterprise.
Mr. Goodman’s securities practice includes representing U.S. and foreign issuers/borrowers and underwriters/lenders in a wide variety of corporate finance transactions, with a particular focus on representing Latin American, European and Australian issuers. He also counsels companies, boards of directors and board committees on corporate governance, fiduciary duties and similar issues. Mr. Goodman’s merger and acquisition clients consist of public and private operating companies undertaking uncontested domestic and cross-border stock or asset purchases.
Mr. Goodman has represented clients operating in various industries including nanotechnology and biotechnology/life sciences, telecommunications, commodity trading and mining, shipping and transportation, food and beverage, hotel and lodging, and manufacturing, among others.
Mr. Goodman has spoken at numerous conferences and panels on various private equity and securities topics, among others. He is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York.
Mr. Goodman currently serves on the board of directors of VIP Incorporated, FHP Manufacturing Company and Bay State Cable Ties, LLC. He also serves on the corporate advisory board of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center.
Education
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 1987
B.A., Economics, cum laude, University of Buffalo, 1984
Speaking Engagements
How Smaller Middle-Market P.E. Funds Can Outperform the Great Big Ones, Capital Roundtable: The Art of a Smaller Deal MasterClass, New York, New York, March 15, 2007
Going Private Transactions, co-sponsored by AIJA, American Bar Association, New York, New York, March 2005
Legal Steps for Going Public in the United States, Dual Listings in A Global Market, Milan, Italy, February 2001
New SEC Disclosure Requirements - Regulation FD, New York County Bar Association, New York, New York, December 2000
SEC Disclosure Issues, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 2000
Raising Capital in the International Financial Markets, PricewaterhouseCoopers Conference on Raising Capital, Mexico City, Mexico, October 1997
Raising Capital in the International Financial Markets, PricewaterhouseCoopers Conference on Raising Capital, Monterrey, Mexico, October 1997
Financial Information Requirements in International Offerings, Euromoney Conference on Public Offerings, Mexico City, Mexico, June 27-28, 1994
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