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"An excellent technical lawyer"
"Adept at advising on M&A matters"
"A no-nonsense, cut-to-the-chase lawyer"
Chambers USA 2015-2020
David S. Dantzic
Edavid.dantzic@lw.com
T+1.202.637.2112
555 Eleventh Street, NW
David Dantzic, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office and former Local Chair of the Corporate Department, has been practicing law since 1994.
Mr. Dantzic has developed particular experience in structuring and negotiating cross-border transactions on behalf of both US and non-US clients. Mr. Dantzic advises clients in a wide range of business sectors, including aerospace/defense and government services, automotive and transportation, industrial, and technology companies on:
Public and private mergers and acquisitions
Going private transactions
Carve-out acquisitions
Consortium arrangements
In addition to his work for firm clients, Mr. Dantzic is presently serving as the president of the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.
Mr. Dantzic's clients include:
Ciena Corporation
Platinum Equity
Sequa Corporation
Nouryon
Mr. Dantzic's experience includes representation of:
PAE in connection with its US$1.55 billion cash and stock merger with Gores Holdings III, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)
The Carlyle Group in connection with its €10.1 billion leveraged acquisition of AkzoNobel's specialty chemicals business
Liberty Tire in connection with its restructuring and subsequent acquisition of Lakin Tire
Platinum Equity in connection with its US$860 million acquisition of PAE
Veyance Technologies, Inc. in connection with its US$1.9 billion sale to Continental AG
Darden Restaurants, Inc. in connection with its US$2.1 billion sale of the Red Lobster restaurant chain to Golden Gate Capital
The Carlyle Group in connection with its US$4.9 billion leveraged acquisition of DuPont's Performance Coatings business
CoreSite, a US based data center operator that is organized as an REIT, in its initial public offering of common stock
The Carlyle Group in connection with its US$4.0 billion acquisition of NYSE-listed NBTY, Inc., a global manufacturer and retailer of nutritional supplements and the subsequent sale to KKR
Ciena Corporation in its successful "stalking horse bid" and US$769 million acquisition of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networking business
The Carlyle Group in connection with its US$2.8 billion acquisition of NYSE-listed Sequa Corporation
The Carlyle Group in connection with its US$1.75 billion sale of Standard Aero and Landmark Aviation to Dubai Aerospace Enterprises Limited
The Carlyle Group in connection with its US$1.475 billion leveraged acquisition of Goodyear's Engineered Products Division
The Carlyle Group in its investment in the US$15 billion buyout of Hertz
The Carlyle Group in its acquisition and subsequent US$650 million sale of Horizon Lines, the largest domestic containerized shipping company in the United States
Latham Wins Equity and Loan Deals of the Year at IFLR Americas Awards 2019
Latham Recognized as a Private Equity Group of the Year
Five Partners Receive 2018 MVP Recognition
Private Equity MVP: Latham & Watkins' David Dantzic
Private Equity Group of the Year: Latham & Watkins
Latham Raises Record Amount for D.C. Legal Aid Society
Firm Advises Platinum Equity, PAE on Merger with Gores-Sponsored SPAC
Latham Raises Record Amount for Pro Bono Partner
JD, Harvard Law School, 1994
BA, Cornell University, 1989