David Kurzweil, former Local Co-Chair of Latham & Watkins' Corporate Department, advises leading US and international private equity funds and companies on a range of complex M&A and joint venture transactions.
Mr. Kurzweil’s multifaceted practice includes public and private company deals on behalf of a variety of principals, special committees, private equity and leveraged buyout funds, and financial advisors. He draws on his prior experience working in the London office of a global law firm to regularly advise both domestic and international entities in multijurisdictional transactions. His deal work covers diverse industries, with a particular focus on the energy, infrastructure, and financial services sectors.
Mr. Kurzweil also provides general corporate advice to both public and private companies.
A nationally recognized M&A practitioner, Mr. Kurzweil has been regularly featured in Chambers USA and The Legal 500 US for his prominent transactional work.
Mr. Kurzweil serves on the Board of Directors of StreetWise Partners, a nonprofit organization that works with low-income individuals to overcome employment barriers, obtain better jobs, and achieve economic self-sufficiency by creating deep mentoring relationships with volunteer business professionals. He is also on the Board of Visitors of Columbia Law School, a group of distinguished alumni who represent the diversity of experiences, interests, and places embraced by Columbia Law School.
Mr. Kurzweil previously served as Co-Chair of the firm’s New York Corporate Department.
Mr. Kurzweil’s experience includes advising:
Private Equity and Financial Sponsor Representations
Strategic Client Representations
Latham’s #1 rankings reinforce firm’s position as a global transactional powerhouse.
Chambers USA recognized the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice for “world class expertise when it comes to the most challenging transactions.”
Honored for recent work on “high-value, complex” deals that demonstrate the firm’s strong transactional and regulatory capabilities