Partner in the corporate transactions & securities practice group at Thompson Hine LLP, David Watson specialises in distressed corporate and M&A transactions, private equity matters, and business counselling concerns. Watson also has longstanding experience handling the operation and disposition of partnerships and giving business advice where needed.
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Corporate Transactions & Securities
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David is a partner in the Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, including distressed M&A transactions; private equity fund matters; business counseling; family business issues and succession planning.

David has substantial experience in transactional and general corporate law, including the acquisition and disposition of businesses, both in the ordinary course of events and bankruptcy; the organization, operation and disposition of partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures; succession planning and the resolution of private shareholder disputes; and counseling clients across a wide range of industries on a variety of day-to-day business matters.

Education
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1993
  • Harvard University, B.A., 1986, cum laude

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Key clients

  • Hoshizaki Americas
  • Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas

Work highlights

Represented Hoshizaki America in it's $430 million acquisition of Structural Concepts from Mason Wells.