M&A/corporate and commercial • United States
Paul Bird
Paul bird is head of the firm’s european corporate practice and a senior m&a partner. , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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Paul Bird is Head of the firm’s European Corporate Practice and a senior M&A partner.
Position
His practice focuses on advising private equity firms, public companies, boards of directors and special committees in connection with mergers & acquisitions and other significant corporate matters, including cross-border transactions, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs and takeover defense. He also regularly counsels corporations and their directors on corporate governance and fiduciary duty matters. A former member of the firm’s Management Committee, Mr. Bird was Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Department from 2010 to 2016 and Co-Head of the firms’ Mergers & Acquisitions Practice from 2001 to 2010.
Education
He received his B.A. from Yale University in 1983 and his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1987, where he was senior editor of the Yale Law Journal.
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M&A/corporate and commercial • United States