Lorraine Massaro & Robert Zinn, General Editors
Lorraine Massaro has been engaged in the practice of corporate and finance law since 1977. She has extensive transactional experience in a wide spectrum of sophisticated corporate finance matters, including public offerings; institutional private placements; private equity and venture capital transactions; cross-border transactions; asset-based and mortgage-backed securitizations; debt and preferred securities of numerous different structures; mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances; exchange offers; recapitalizations; consensual restructurings of public debt; secured and unsecured syndicated lending; distressed debt and loan trading; project finance; off-balance sheet structured financings and other debt and equity financings in domestic and international, public and private markets.
She regularly represents investment banks, commercial banks, issuers, venture capital investors, institutional lenders and borrowers, as well as public and private (including start-up) companies as general outside counsel, including in respect of governance, securities laws compliance, general corporate housekeeping, disclosure issues, financings and mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Massaro is also experienced in the areas of banking, investment banking, broker/dealer, investment adviser and the formation of private investment funds, including regulatory compliance in these areas.
Her experience covers numerous industries, including financial services, software, communications, computers, e-commerce, life sciences, transportation, manufacturing and energy.
Professional/Civic Activities
- New York Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Bar Admissions
Education
- J.D., Columbia University School of Law (1977) (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
- B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook (1972) (magna *** laude)
Bob Zinn provides general corporate, transactional and strategic counsel to owners, boards of directors, management, financial institutions, investors and investment banks, on a national and global basis. His transactional experience includes mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities offerings, strategic and venture capital investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations and financial restructurings.
Bob advises companies, both public and private, in a broad range of industries, including financial services, metals, advanced manufacturing, education, information technology, life sciences, construction and engineering, retail, distribution and management consulting. His company clients include start-ups to some of the world's largest corporations. Bob also represents private equity firms, corporate strategic investors, registered investment advisors, and distressed company investors.
Professional Background
Bob serves as firmwide practice area leader for the corporate and transactional practice and is a member of the Management Committee of K&L Gates.
He is recognized by peer group publications, including Legal 500 and Chambers USA, as a leading corporate lawyer in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and private equity.
Bob is a frequent speaker and author on such topics as mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, and financial restructurings.
Professional/Civic Activities
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Turnaround Management Association
Bar Admissions
- Bar of New York
- Bar of Pennsylvania
Education
- Certificate, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Advanced Management College (2002)
- J.D., Yale Law School (1982)
B.A., University of Michigan (1978)