Neil Ruben
USA Guide 2023
Up and Coming : Corporate/M&A
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Up and Coming
About
Provided by Neil Ruben
Practice Areas
Private Equity
Growth and VC Investments
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Governance
Securities & Equity Financing Transactions
Fund Formation & Capital Raising
Family Offices & Institutional Investors
Insolvency & Creditors' Rights
Independent Sponsors & Co-Investments
Professional Memberships
NY, Connecticut, American and Fairfield County Bar Associations
Publications
“Fiduciary Duty And Drag-Along Pitfalls And Drafting Tips,” Deal Points, Newsletter of the ABA Mergers and Acquisitions Committee (Fall 2017);
"Duty to Creditors in Insolvency and the Zone of Insolvency: Delaware and the Alternatives," NYU Journal of Law & Business, Volume 7-1 (2010), as cited in Quadrant Structured Products Co., Ltd. v. Vertin, 102 A.3d 155 (Del. Ch. Oct 01, 2014).
Work Highlights
Neil’s sponsor clients include private equity, growth equity, and venture capital funds, fundless sponsors and other market participants. He represents both emerging and established companies as well as their boards of directors. He has broad experience in diverse industries that include higher education, technology, hospitality, healthcare, media, consumer products, financial services, professional services and fashion. Neil's regular engagements include: portfolio company acquisitions and sales; portfolio company add-on acquisitions; venture capital, growth equity and convertible note investments; joint ventures and “acquire-hire” transactions; securities transactions and co-investments; recapitalizations; corporate governance and complex dispute resolution matters. He also provides efficient “outside general counsel” representation for funds and companies that do not employ in-house general counsel.
Personal
Past Member, Board of Directors of the American Friends of the Jordan River Village Foundation, part of Paul Newman’s world-wide SeriousFun Children’s Network.
Career
Previous: Corporate Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY
Education
New York University
J.D.
2008 - 2011
Rowan University
B.A., summa cum laude
2004 - 2008
Awards
Tea Award / Graduation Commencement Speaker
Rowan University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2008