Meir A. Lewittes is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s New York office. Meir is a member of the Firm’s Corporate Department, where his practice concentrates on Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities with a recent focus on cross-border transactions, private placements, PIPEs, joint ventures, compliance with federal securities laws and general corporate matters.
While at New York University School of Law, Meir served as an Article and Note Editor of the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy.
Representative Experience
- Representation of a $4.5 billion Connecticut investment fund as lead investor in multiple PIPE transactions.
- Representation of a $500 million California investment fund as lead investor in multiple PIPE transactions.
- Representation of a $50 million Chicago investment fund as lead investor in multiple PIPE transactions.
- Representation of a New York investment bank as placement agent in multiple PIPE transactions.
- Representation of 180 Connect, Inc. in its merger with DirecTV Enterprises, LLC.
- Representation of 180 Connect, Inc. in its merger with Ad.Venture Partners, Inc.
- Representation of a European specialty chemicals company in the $150 million sale of a Canadian pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer.
- Representation of DaVita Inc. in its $3.05 billion acquisition of Gambro Heathcare, Inc., the US kidney dialysis business of Gambro AB.
- Representation of Computershare Ltd. in its acquisition of Equiserve, Inc. from DST Systems, Inc.
- Representation of NationsHealth, Inc., a healthcare services provider listed on Nasdaq, in a PIPE transaction.
Meir is admitted to practice in New York and is proficient in Portuguese and Hebrew.
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 2002
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1997
Languages Spoken
- English
- Hebrew
- Portuguese
