The HLS Alumni Center presents a l unchtime talk with Paul Choi J.D. '89. This event is part of the < a href="https://hls.harvard.edu/traphagen-speaker-series/">Traphage n Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series\, where HLS alum ni speak informally about their careers.
Paul Choi is the g lobal co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice\, co-leader of the firm’s Public Company Advisory group\, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions \, corporate finance transactions and securities and corporate governance m atters.
In the mergers and acquisitions area\, he focuses on public a nd private mergers\, acquisitions\, dispositions\, spinoffs and joint ventu res. His practice also includes counseling clients on takeover defense and proxy contests. Paul has advised on a broad range of mergers and acquisitio ns transactions\, from small private transactions to public multi-billion d ollar mergers.
In the corporate finance area\, he has represented iss uers and underwriters on dozens of private and public equity and debt offer ings. These capital markets transactions have included a variety of initial public offerings\, including subsidiary or “carve-out” offerings in the en ergy\, technology\, financial services and real estate sectors\, and other acquisition financing transactions. His practice also includes representing clients in hostile takeovers\, proxy contests and stockholder activism sit uations.
In addition to his transactional work\, Paul advises public company clients on a broad range of corporate governance and general securi ties law matters\, including Sarbanes-Oxley\, board of director\, fiduciary duty\, audit committee\, disclosure policy and related issues. He is a reg ular speaker at numerous seminars and conferences on topics relating to dir ectors’ duties and M&A developments.
Paul served as a law clerk to th e Honorable Laurence H. Silberman on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1989–1990. He is Past President of the Board of Over seers of Harvard University and a Past President of the Harvard Alumni Asso ciation.
Lunch will be served. All HLS students are w elcome. Please register in advance as space is limited. Click to r egister.
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