Présentation
Sharief El-Gabri focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate matters. He advises public and private companies, private equity firms, and their portfolio companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business formations, corporate restructurings, and other complex business transactions.
While in law school, Sharief served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Virginia Kendall of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He also served as the managing articles editor for The Michigan Journal of International Law. Prior to law school, Sharief served as a Fulbright scholar in Amman, Jordan.
Results
- Represented a private equity’s portfolio company in its acquisition of an insurance company for $1 billion*
- Represented a large products manufacturing company in sale of its building products distribution business for $670 million*
- Represented a premiere real estate services firm in its post-merger global restructuring*
- Represented a French company in its acquisition of US nuclear waste environmental services company for $350 million*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.
Distinctions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2021, Corporate Law
Community
- Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Junior Board of Directors
Credentials
Education
University of Michigan Law School, JD, 2015
University of Michigan, BA, 2010
Admissions
Illinois
Languages
English
Arabic
