WASHINGTON – April 6, 2016 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to bolster its corporate and transactional capabilities with the addition of Trevor J. Chaplick as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C. office. Chaplick joins Greenberg Traurig’s Corporate & Securities Practice on the heels of Todd E. Bowen, Christopher R. Machera, and Adam S. Tope in New York City and Christopher P. McHugh in Washington, D.C. Before joining the firm, Chaplick was a partner in Proskauer Rose LLP’s Corporate Department.
Chaplick focuses his practice on representing technology and growth companies, underwriters, private equity firms, and venture capital funds in a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, and public offerings, as well as in general corporate and securities law matters. He has represented numerous public and private companies in merger and acquisition transactions, and he has represented issuers, underwriters, and investors in numerous public offerings.
“Over the last 12 months, we’ve made important strides toward enhancing the expertise of our Corporate team, and I am delighted that we are building on that momentum with the addition of Trevor Chaplick in our Washington, D.C. office,” said Patricia Menéndez-Cambó, chair of the Global Corporate & Securities Practice. “Trevor brings considerable transactional experience, which will further complement our existing capabilities and enrich our ability to meet our clients’ complex business needs.”
Chaplick has significant international experience, having structured public and private acquisitions and investments in many countries, including the UK, China, Denmark, Germany, India, France, South Africa, Switzerland, Belgium, and Canada. He has represented numerous companies in raising capital from institutional investors across many industries, including software, communications, the Internet, alternative energy, entertainment and media, semiconductors, health care, and biotechnology.
Described in Chambers USA by clients as “meticulous and having multiple talents . . . with fantastic knowledge, depth and experience” and “he will find a way forward for you,” Chaplick has been practicing corporate law for over 25 years. Recognizing this experience, Chambers USA has consistently ranked Chaplick in its annual survey for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in Washington, D.C. He has also consistently been ranked annually in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers and in Best Lawyers in America. The Legal Times recognized Chaplick as one of “D.C.’s Top Deal-Making Attorneys.”
“I am excited to join Greenberg Traurig – an elite firm with a dynamic business model – and its impressive, growing team of talented practitioners in the Corporate Practice,” said Chaplick. “Additionally, the firm’s broad platform and global reach will no doubt add value for my clients.”
Chaplick earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School, where he was Editor-In-Chief of the Virginia Tax Review. He earned his B.S., with distinction, from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
In addition to the Oct. 1, 2015, opening of Greenberg Traurig's Berlin office with 55 attorneys, Greenberg Traurig's Global Corporate & Securities Practice has achieved unprecedented growth during the last year. Shareholders who joined the practice since January 2015 in New York include, Nanette Aguirre, Meredith J. Beuchaw, Bowen, Iskender H. Catto, Joseph Cosentino, Frank Martire, Stephen M. Pepper, Ivan J. Presant, Allan D. Reiss, and Tope. Also joining the practice were, in Amsterdam, Thédoor Melchers; in Berlin, Dr. Henrik Armah, Claudia Hard, Dr. Josef Hofschroer, and Dr. Peter Schorling; in Chicago, John P. Boelter, Raymond F. Bogenrief, and Stacey T. Kern; in Dallas, Christina A. Tate; in Denver, Thomas B. Romer; in Fort Lauderdale, Flora R. Perez; in Houston, Derek J. Anchondo; in London, Dorothee Fischer-Appelt and Joel Wheeler; in Mexico City, Miguel Flores Bernés, Víctor Manuel Frías Garcés, José Raz Guzmán, and Miguel Moisés; in New Jersey, James A. Dempsey and Seth E. Zuckerman; in Tokyo, Koji Ishikawa and Koichiro Ohashi, and in Washington, D.C., McHugh.
Greenberg Traurig’s Corporate & Securities Practice is comprised of more than 400 lawyers who advise public and privately held companies on global mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital, underwritten and syndicated offerings, commercial finance and syndicated lending, cross-border transactions, and general corporate matters. The group’s industry experience includes transactions in a wide range of fields, from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and life sciences fields, to representations involving clients in the aviation, banking, energy, health care, manufacturing, technology, and telecommunications sectors.