Global law firm Goodwin as appointed partner and Vice Chairman Stuart Cable to the newly created role of Global Chair of M&A.
In this role, Cable will focus on introducing Goodwin’s industry-focused, global M&A and Corporate Governance practice to a broader set of clients, who are showing increasing demand for the firm’s unique capital-meets-innovation platform.
“Over the course of his distinguished 40-year career at Goodwin, Stuart has played a central role in executing more than 300 M&A transactions, many of which were among the largest and most significant in the history of their respective industries,” says Rob Insolia, Chairman of Goodwin. “With his depth of experience at the intersection of capital and innovation, Stuart is the ideal choice for this new global role, which is reflective of Goodwin’s commitment to the ongoing growth and geographic expansion of our M&A and Corporate Governance practice. We are thrilled that Stuart will serve as Goodwin’s first Global M&A Chair.”
Cable counsels boards of directors and management teams on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and disclosure and securities law matters. He is annually ranked in Chambers and The Legal 500 as a leading corporate and M&A lawyer. He has been recognised for excellence by Law360 and the Financial Times. Most recently, Cable was named the 2019 LMG Life Sciences Corporate Attorney of the Year and was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel. He co-founded and is a co-chair of Goodwin’s Directors Forum, now in its 14th year.
With a focus on the life sciences, technology, real estate, private equity and financial industries, Goodwin’s global, interdisciplinary M&A and Corporate Governance practice encompasses a unique combination of transactional, regulatory, intellectual property and litigation expertise, characterised by a high degree of sector focus and deep domain experience within these industry verticals.
