Jeff focuses his practice on advising private equity funds, venture capital funds and other institutional investors and strategic acquirers in connection with mergers and acquisitions, early- and late-stage investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, management buyouts and secondary transactions.
Jeff also provides outside general counsel to private companies, assisting with their debt and equity financings, commercial agreements, corporate governance and compliance, and employment and equity incentive matters.
Jeff handles transactions in a variety of industries, including financial services, software, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, energy and aerospace.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Jeff was an associate at large law firms in Boston and New York. While working at a previous firm, Jeff also completed a secondment in the in-house legal department at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York.
- Boston University, School of LawJD2006
- Cornell UniversityBA2000
Member, Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board, Law360, 2024
- Co-host, "2024 Independent Sponsor Deal Survey – More Deals, More Sophistication," Deal-by-Deal: An Independent Sponsor Podcast, November 15, 2024
- Speaker, "Welcome and Opening Remarks," 2023 Independent Sponsor Conference, October 4, 2023
- Speaker, "Key Issues of an Equity Term Sheet," Deal-by-Deal: An Independent Sponsor Podcast, December 8, 2022
- Moderator, "How to Build Relationships with Capital Partners in Advance of an Actionable Deal," 2022 Independent Sponsor Conference, October 26, 2022
- Co-host, "How to Craft an M&A Letter of Intent," Deal-by-Deal: An Independent Sponsor Podcast, October 4, 2022
- Host, "Lenders as Partners, With Source Capital’s Joe Rodgers and McGuireWoods’ Brian Coughlan," Deal-by-Deal: An Independent Sponsor Podcast, September 1, 2022
- Host, "The Evolution of Independent Sponsors, With McGuireWoods' Jon Finger," Deal-by-Deal: An Independent Sponsor Podcast, May 5, 2022
- Host, "Control and Navigating Deals With McGuireWoods’ Anne Croteau and Alex Horn," Deal-by-Deal: An Independent Sponsor Podcast, March 7, 2022
- Presenter, "Results of our 2021 Deal Survey of Independent Sponsor Transaction Terms," 2021 Independent Sponsor Conference, October 20, 2021
- Co-host, "Deals Outlook with McGuireWoods and Healthcare Insights from Independent Sponsors DuneGlass," Deal-by-Deal: An Independent Sponsor Podcast, September 15, 2021
- Co-host, "Tips From Pleasant Bay’s Scott Fisher; Preview of IS Deal Points Survey Results," Deal-by-Deal: An Independent Sponsor Podcast, June 30, 2021
- Co-host, "Kick-Off and War Stories From the Middle-Market M&A Trenches," Deal-by-Deal Episode 1: Kick-Off and War Stories From the Middle-Market M&A Trenches, February 16, 2021
- Speaker, Independent Sponsors of Boston Virtual Roundtable, September 22, 2020
- Speaker, Independent Sponsors of D.C., Maryland and Virginia, September 9, 2020
- Speaker, Independent Sponsors of D.C., Maryland and Virginia, February 6, 2020
- Speaker, Independent Sponsors of Boston Networking Breakfast, February 5, 2020
- Speaker, Independent Sponsor Webinar Series, October 22, 2019
- Speaker, Independent Sponsor Webinar Series, August 21, 2019
- Speaker, Independent Sponsors Boston Networking Event, January 24, 2019
- Speaker, Independent Sponsor Webinar Series, , January 15, 2019
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- Massachusetts
- New York
Finalist, “Dealmakers of the Year,” D CEO, 2019
Finalist, “Attorney of the Year,” D CEO, 2019
Selected as an “Emerging Leader,” The M&A Advisor, 2017
- Author, Key Takeaways From McGuireWoods’ 2023 Independent Sponsor Conference, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, November 30, 2023
- Author, Independent Sponsor Deal Survey: Summary and Analysis, May 2022