Experience And Confidence
Our Mission
To bring ethical, expert legal advice to a select number of clients who see legal services as an investment and who appreciate the professionalism and innovation in our work.
Our Vision
To be the “better option” for clients who need the sophistication of large firm solutions, but don’t need the price tag or inefficiency of a large firm.
About Ed Powell
Ed Powell’s legal practice focuses on corporate, securities, finance and banking law, with specializations in transactional matters - including mergers and acquisitions, company financing and capital raising rounds, commercial business transactions, and corporate law matters - including strategic advice, regulatory matters, corporate governance, and compliance.
Before founding Transaction Legal Services, Inc., Ed practiced at Latham & Watkins LLP and as Associate General Counsel at Ares Management. His transactional practice involved private equity investments and dispositions, mergers and acquisitions, financing arrangements, commercial transactions, equity, and debt offerings, and securities trading. Ed has represented entrepreneurs, businesses, financial institutions, and investment funds at all stages of development and need, including entity and fund formation, management and maintenance, financings and capital raising rounds, acquisitions and dispositions, corporate planning and risk management, and workouts and restructurings.
Ed has served as a member of the Board of Directors of ACT1 of the American Conservatory Theater and the Professional Division of the Arts & Science Council. Ed is also a regular speaker and contributor to legal and industry groups and journals on topics including commercial transactions, banking, antitrust, and mergers and acquisitions.
Ed received his J.D. from The University of California, Berkeley, where he was an Editor of the California Law Review, and his B.A. with Honors from The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Ed is a member of the State Bar of California.
Transaction Summary
Represented clients in mergers and acquisitions totaling over $15 billion in value.
Represented underwriters and companies in early stage, IPO and secondary offerings totaling over $5 billion in value.
Established and advised numerous investment funds, including equity and debt portfolios, managed accounts, CLO’s and CDO’s, distressed debt and other managed funds, and provide advice for LSTA/LMA debt trading, ISDA and other derivative agreements.
Represented clients in commercial real estate loans, finance facilities, repurchase agreements and commercial and mezzanine loans, totaling over $5 billion in value.
Represented clients in fixed income and floating rate, public and private, domestic and international CMBS/ABS and CLO/CDO offerings totaling over $18 billion in value.
Represent clients in derivatives transactions, including interest rate and timing hedges, credit default swaps and perfect asset swaps.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Juris Doctor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts
Affiliations
State Bar of California
Bar Admissions
California
“Ed advised me through the sale of my ownership interest in a law firm. He was responsive, thorough and prepared. He was strategic in his approach to several tricky issues. This was the most important transaction of my life and I felt completely secure and confident throughout the entire process thanks to Ed. I have recommended him to several colleagues looking for assistance with transactional matters.”
