Lawrence Chu > Goodwin > Silicon Valley, United States > Lawyer Profile

Goodwin
601 Marshall Street
Redwood City, CA 94063
CALIFORNIA
United States

Position

Partner

Career

Larry Chu is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology  and M&A/Corporate Governance practices, and serves as the Co-Chair of the firm’s Global M&A Group. He represents domestic and non-US public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and corporate finance transactions in the technology, Internet, digital media and marketing, artificial intelligence, financial technology, e-commerce and hardware and software industries, and also represents clients in the consumer products, FMCG, beverage, apparel, telecommunications, industrial products and manufacturing, banking and financial services, and asset management sectors. In addition, he represents private equity funds in connection with the acquisition of, and investment in, certain public and private portfolio companies, as well as banking clients in connection with their roles as financial advisor and dealer/manager on M&A transactions. Larry is also a member of the firm’s FinTech, Israel, and Cannabis practices.

Larry’s transaction experience includes public and private mergers and acquisitions, tender and exchange offers, carve-out transactions, asset acquisitions and dispositions, recapitalizations, management buyouts and going-private transactions, joint venture arrangements, and strategic alliances and minority investments. He also has extensive experience with cross-border transactions and has helped a number of serial acquirors manage their buy-side M&A programs.

Education

J.D./LL.B, 1998 Osgoode Hall Law School B.A., 1995 University of Western Ontario

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

Displaying broad expertise across the whole spectrum of corporate transactions, including cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, and leveraged buyouts, the Goodwin team is heavily praised for its ‘extremely smart, capable, and well-informed’ approach. The practice frequently provides strategic counsel on various shareholder-related issues, including proxy contests, activism, and shareholder litigation, with Boston-based global chair of M&A Stuart Cable noted as an expert in the life sciences sector. Lisa Haddad routinely represents buyers, sellers, and financial advisors, while Jacqueline Mercier focuses on complex corporate governance issues. Also based out of Boston, John Haggerty and Deborah Birnbach co-chair the public M&A offering. From Silicon Valley, Lawrence Chu brings vast experience in handling joint venture arrangements and recapitalizations, while New York-based Joshua Zachariah is highly knowledgeable in the tech and private equity spheres. Alessandra Love Simons left the firm in November 2023.