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K&L Gates Offices
600 N. King St., Suite 901
Wilmington, DE 19801
DELAWARE
United States
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Scott Waxman
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A member of the K&L Gates LLP Advisory Council and the Managing Partner of the Delaware office, Waxman practices in the areas of tax, alternative entities, and general business. His practice extends into mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, business and commercial law, focusing on organizational and operational issues related to statutory trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies and special purpose corporations. Waxman is a senior member and former Chair of Delaware’s Alternative Entities Subcommittee, responsible for drafting Delaware’s preeminent partnership and limited liability company statutes. He is also a senior member of Delaware’s Statutory Trust Committee, responsible for drafting Delaware’s renowned statutory trust statute.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
(Leading partners)In Wilmington, K&L Gates advises on a range of financial and corporate legal matters in state and national judiciaries, led by Scott Waxman. The team, which counts Bloomberg Finance, Churchill Asset Management, and Wells Fargo Banks as clients, regularly assists with joint ventures, credit facility financing, limited liability partnerships, and corporate acquisitions. Waxman has strong links to the state legislature, as a former chairman of the Alternative Entities Subcommittee of the State Bar, which strengthens his ability to serve LLCs and LLPs. Eric Feldman excels at M&A and is equipped to handle securities transactions, bankruptcy matters, and structured finance. Nicholas Froio is a statutory trusts expert and currently helps draft the relevant statute in the State Bar Association. Andrew Skouvakis is adept at handling domestic and multi-jurisdictional financial matters but has a broad skill set that covers banking law and hedge fund work as well. Kelly Terribile joined the firm from Greenberg Traurig LLP in August 2024, bringing with her expertise in corporate governance and IPOs.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
- Delaware counsel United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
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Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Government > Government relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Healthcare > Life sciences