Ondrej Gaiser-Palecek is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.

Ondrej represents private equity sponsors and public companies in a range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, and other corporate governance and business transactions across various industries.

He received his JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Prior to joining Latham, Ondrej was a corporate associate at another leading international law firm in its Palo Alto and Los Angeles offices.

Ondrej’s experience includes advising:

  • Baker Tilly in its combination with Moss Adams*
  • Circana in its acquisition of NCSolutions and MMM Business from Nielsen*
  • Silver Lake in its take-private acquisition of Endeavor*
  • KKR in its acquisition of Omnissa from Broadcom*
  • Cohesity in its combination with Veritas*
  • UKG in its acquisition of Immedis*
  • Apollo Global Management in its investment in PetSmart*
  • First Transit in its sale to TransDev*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2022
  • MBA, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 2014
  • BBA in Finance, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 2013

Languages Spoken

  • English