Michael A. Pucker
Partner
Chicago
michael.pucker@lw.com
+1.312.876.6518
PRACTICES
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance
- Emerging Companies & Growth
- Investment Funds
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Private Equity Finance
- Public Company Representation
INDUSTRIES
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure
- Retail & Consumer Products
EDUCATION
- JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1988
- BA, Columbia University, 1983
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Michael Pucker is a member of the firm's Corporate Department.
Michael's practice focuses on:
- General Corporate Counseling
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Venture Capital
- Capital Markets
- Company Representation
- Corporate Governance
- Counseling boards and senior management in a variety of industries, including hospitality, financial services, manufacturing, retail, life sciences, and technology
- Counseling families and related closely held enterprises in avoiding, mitigating, and resolving disputes
Michael's clients include:
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation
- The Pritzker Organization
- BDT Capital Partners
- Bass Pro Group
- Cresset Capital
- DNS Capital
- Madison Wells
- TMS International
- Lithko
- KBP Foods
- GreatPoint Ventures
- A number of other closely held companies
Michael is also involved in a number of community and charitable organizations.
EXPERIENCE
In recent transactions, Michael has advised:
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation in a variety of transactional, financing, and corporate governance matters
- The Pritzker Organization in a variety of transactional and financing matters
- DNS Capital in a variety of transactional and financing matters
- Pritzker Family Business Interests in the restructuring of family-owned assets
- GreatPoint Ventures in Fund Formation and portfolio company investment matters
- Various families and family offices in a variety of matters, including intergenerational planning, dispute resolution, and family office development