Partner Lawrence Spector is co-chair of Pryor Cashman’s Private Equity Practice, and is a member of the Corporate Group and Banking + Finance, Emerging + Start-Up Companies, Investment Management, and Mergers + Acquisitions Practices.
He has more than three decades of experience advising individuals, startup companies, venture capital funds, private equity funds, and small to middle-market companies, on a variety of transactional, securities, financing, governance and operational matters.
A Trusted Corporate Counsel
Clients from a range of industries, including technology, consumer products and financial services, count on Larry to offer sound, innovative solutions to complex business matters. He provides counsel on entity selection and formation, financing, contracts, employment and compensation matters, borrowing and lending, reorganizations, recapitalizations and regulatory compliance. He also advises boards of directors on fiduciary and corporate matters.
Deep Financial and Securities Knowledge and Experience
Larry’s extensive experience in the financing and securities arena includes negotiating venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, as well as advising on public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, PIPEs and shelf registrations, and private equity fund formation.
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1984)
- Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., 1981)
- University of Pennsylvania (B.S. in Economics, magna cum laude, 1980)
Recognition
- Named among the top M&A: Middle Market lawyers by The Legal 500 US (2016)
- Named to the Super Lawyers - New York Metro list in Mergers and Acquisitions (2006, 2008-25)
Admissions
- New York, 1985
