Holland & Knight issued the following announcement on Oct. 2.
Senior mergers and acquisitions lawyer Howard Shecter has joined Holland & Knight as of counsel in the firm's Philadelphia and New York offices. Mr. Shecter is internationally recognized for his wide-ranging M&A experience and his extensive background advising clients on corporate governance and board oversight matters. Most recently, he practiced at Reed Smith.
"Howard is one of the most respected M&A lawyers practicing today, and we are honored to have him on our team," said Robert Grammig, co-leader of Holland & Knight's Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group. "His decades of experience advising many of the top companies in the country will prove invaluable to our clients."
"As a former chairman and managing partner of a large international law firm, Morgan Lewis, and head of the global corporate/transaction practice at that firm and one other, Howard is among the leaders in our industry," said George Mencio, co-leader of Holland & Knight's Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group. "He is an outstanding addition to our rapidly expanding transactional practice."
Mr. Shecter focuses his practice on a variety of domestic and international business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (negotiated and hostile), joint ventures and strategic alliances, as well as corporate governance issues and the negotiated resolution of business disputes. He lectures regularly at leading global conferences on issues related to M&A, corporate law and governance and has frequently served as a board member for both public and private companies.
"I am delighted to join Holland & Knight and look forward to contributing to the growth of the firm's M&A and corporate governance practices," said Mr. Shecter.
Mr. Shecter received a J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and an A.B. degree cum laude from Harvard College. He previously served as president of the University of Pennsylvania Law Alumni Society, a member of the advisory board of the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics, and president of the Harvard Club of Philadelphia. He also was a trustee of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and a director of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
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