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David S. Schaefer
Managing Partner, New York Office; Co-Chair, Corporate Media and Entertainment Practice Group

David Schaefer’s practice is primarily transactional and is concentrated on the areas of mergers and acquisitions; corporate finance; private equity fund formation and investments; workouts and restructurings and complex commercial transactions. 

Mr. Schaefer’s clients range from multinational corporations to closely held companies. Many are active in the following industries: financial services, including private equity funds, entertainment and media and information technology and telecommunications.

Mr. Schaefer has also acted as counsel to companies and boards of directors on corporate governance matters.

Publications/Speeches

  • Author, Being Cooperative Without Rolling Over, Inside the Minds: Private Equity and Venture Capital Deal Strategies (January 2008)
  • Speaker, Media & Money Conference: The Intersection of Media, Entertainment and Wall Street, New York, New York (November 7-8, 2007)
  • Panelist, Forum on Entertainment Finance, New York, New York (October 24-25, 2006)
  • Moderator, Telecommunications, Media and Technology: Opportunities and Challenges (2005)
  • Panelist, Improving the View from the Boardroom; How to be a Good Director, Association of Corporate Counsel of America (January 2004)
  • Moderator, Private Equity Roundtable (2003)
  • Moderator, Directors Roundtable, Effective Management of Your Acquisition (or Divestiture) Strategy, as part of a program created by Loeb & Loeb, Deloitte & Touche, and Marsh Inc. entitled Repositioning Business for Growth, Los Angeles, California and New York City, New York (March 2002)
  • Chair, Core Competencies for Corporate Counsel (2001)
    • more

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Distinctions

  • Named in The Legal 500 US in Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts, published by Legalease Limited and John Pritchard (2007 and 2008 editions)
  • Named "New York Super Lawyer" in Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance & Compliance by Law & Politics (2006-2008)

Practice Areas
Education
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1981
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., 1977
Bar Admissions
New York, 1982
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