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David Niemeyer

David Niemeyer

USA 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A

California: Los Angeles & Surrounds

3 years ranked

About

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USA

Practice Areas

David A. Niemeyer is a highly accomplished attorney who has spent more than 15 years building an elite practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and other strategic transactions. David’s unparalleled work ethic, poise, technical acumen and commercial judgment have distinguished him as trusted advisor to an enviable list of clients across a wide range of industries, including apparel, beauty, consumer products, energy, entertainment, fintech, food, gaming, media, retail and sports, among others. Representative clients include: Caesars Entertainment, Clase Azul Tequila, Crimson Investments, Divergent Technologies, Fashion Nova, Fortress Investment Group, FTV Capital, GIC, Hg, Hulu, Integrity Partners, Long Wall Company, Magnite, Mubadala, Oaktree Capital Management, Perella Weinberg Partners, Scopely, Silver Point Capital, Singer Vehicle Design, Suno, Tengram Capital, The Walt Disney Company, Torch Key Asset Management and United Talent Agency.

Professional Memberships

Member, Board of Synergy Charter Academy

Member, Board of Governors, USC Gould School of Law — LACBA Corporate Law Departments Section Institute for Corporate Counsel

Member, Executive Committee, Business Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member, Young Professionals Board, Jumpstart for Young Children

Personal

In recognition of his work, David has been named a Leader of Influence in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Private Equity, M&A and Thriving in Their 40s features. He has also been honored as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, named a Lawyer on the Fast Track by The Recorder and repeatedly recognized by Chambers USA.

Education

University of Southern California Gould School of Law

J.D.

2011

Loyola Marymount University

B.A. (magna cum laude)

2007

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - California: Los Angeles & Surrounds

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

David Niemeyer is recognized for his work in heavyweight corporate transactions. He regularly represents clients in international deals and is active across a broad range of industries.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is an extremely hard worker. He's very responsive at and finds commercial solutions to complicated problems.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • David is commercially savvy and a great technical lawyer. He is also great at client management and knows which issues are big issues.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • He has very deep knowledge on deals with cross-border aspects.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • David is a superb lawyer. He is technically excellent, very hands-on and is commercially savvy.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • David is good at navigating very complex transactions with speed of execution and making complex legal points feel simple to deal teams.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

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