Paul W Theiss

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Paul Theiss is one of the leading corporate lawyers in the United States, focusing on a broad spectrum of mergers and acquisitions and capital markets work. He advises clients on both public and private mergers and acquisitions, and serves as general outside counsel to numerous companies as they develop and expand their growing businesses, advising on matters ranging from corporate governance to regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Paul served as Mayer Brown’s chair from 2012 to June 2021, a period during which Mayer Brown achieved success unprecedented in its history. He was Mayer Brown’s longest-serving chair since the 1990s. He also was a member of the firm’s Management Committee for more than a decade and served as a co-leader of the firm’s global Corporate & Securities practice. He joined Mayer Brown in 1985.