Professional Biography:
Richard Walawender is Co-Leader of the firm’s Corporate Group, leads the firm’s Autonomous and Connected Vehicles practice team and plays an essential role in the firm’s International practice. He also served as a managing director of the firm from 2001 to 2003.
Corporate Law
His practice specialties include mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, corporate governance and securities, private equity, venture capital, equity and debt financing, international transactions and joint ventures, project finance, and franchising.
His clients include publicly traded companies, private equity and hedge funds, financial institutions, privately held companies, start-ups and technology ventures. He acts as general counsel for several clients, and special corporate counsel to domestic and international companies, and represents many clients in structuring their cross-border operations and closing transactions.