Lucy Chauvin is a corporate associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins.
Ms. Chauvin advises public and private companies and private equity sponsors on:
Public and private mergers and acquisitions
Joint ventures and minority investments
Corporate reorganizations and restructurings
Shareholder activism and takeover defense counseling
Corporate governance
Public company representation
Before joining Latham full-time, Ms. Chauvin was a summer associate in the firm’s Chicago office. While in law school, she served as a notes and comments editor for the Indiana Law Journal and was a member of the Nonprofit Legal Clinic.
Experience
Ms. Chauvin's experience includes:
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hersha Hospitality Trust, an owner of luxury and lifestyle hotels in coastal gateway and resort markets, in its pending US$1.4billion take-private sale to KSL Capital Partners, LLC
Imago BioSciences, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing new medicines for the treatment of bone marrow diseases, in its US$1.35billion take-private sale to Merck & Co., Inc.
Aon plc, a global professional services firm providing risk, retirement, and health solutions, in the sale of its Aon Retiree Health Exchange™ business to Alight
Beacon Street Group, LLC, a multi-brand digital subscription services platform providing financial research, software, education, and investment tools, in its US$3billion de-SPAC combination with Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp
Proterra Inc., an electronic vehicle technology manufacturer, in its US$1.6billion merger with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp
Activism and Takeover Defense
IAA, Inc. in shareholder activism defense matters in connection with the company’s $7 billion merger with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, including its cooperation agreement with Ancora Advisors and engagement with Discerene Group LP
Joint Ventures and Strategic Investments
Ascendant Capital Partners in its strategic investment in DC BLOX, to accelerate deployment of digital infrastructure across the Southeast
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
Illinois
Education
JD, Indiana University School of Law, 2018 summa cum laude
BA in Strategic Communication & Spanish, Butler University, 2015 cum laude
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