Jennifer Wong
Counsel
New York
jennifer.wong@lw.com
+1.212.906.4723
PRACTICES
- Mergers & Acquisitions
INDUSTRIES
EDUCATION
- JD, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, 2013
- Bachelor of Commerce, Queen's University, 2010
with high honors
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Jennifer Wong is a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.
Jennifer represents public and private companies in a range of transactions, including:
- Domestic and cross-border buyouts
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Divestitures
- Asset acquisitions
- Tender offers
- Joint ventures
- Carve-outs
- General corporate governance matters
Jennifer advises clients across a variety of industries, including consumer products, telecommunications, hospitality, retail, and health care.
In addition to her corporate practice, Jennifer has been engaged in a variety of pro bono efforts, including matters related to advising not-for-profit organizations on formation, corporate governance, and related general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Latham, Jennifer was an associate at another leading international law firm.
EXPERIENCE
Jennifer’s experience includes representing:
- Accor S.A. in multiple transactions, including its:
- Acquisition of FRHI Holdings Limited, owner of the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissotel brands*
- Acquisition of a majority stake in boutique hotel operator 21c Museum Hotels*
- Alleghany Capital in its acquisition of a majority interest in Concord Hospitality, a third-party hotel management and development company*
- ArcLight Capital Partners in its acquisition of a portfolio of fossil fuel generating assets from PSEG
- Ascena Retail Group in multiple transactions, including its:
- Acquisition of Ann Inc.*
- Sale of a majority stake in its subsidiary, Maurices Incorporated*
- Church & Dwight in multiple transactions, including its:
- Acquisition of the Flawless and Finishing Touch brands*
- Acquisition of Water Pik Inc.*
- Henry Schein in the spin off and merger of its Animal Health business with Vets First Choice*
- ironSource in its deSPAC merger with Thoma Bravo Advantage
- Lancer Capital in its take-private of Iconix Brand Group, a company that owns, licenses, and markets a portfolio of consumer brands
- Ligand Pharmaceutical in its tender offer for all the outstanding shares of Pfenex
- Mister Car Wash in its acquisition of Clean Streak Ventures LLC, a portfolio company of MKH Capital Partners
- Ribbon Communications in the sale of its Kandy Communications business to American Virtual Cloud Technologies
- Sony Pictures Entertainment in its acquisition of the Crunchyroll business unit from AT&T
- Syneos Health in its acquisition of Synteract
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham