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Susan Wolf

Senior Counsel

Los Angeles - Century City
Direct: (310) 201-5225
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Susan Wolf practices in the Century City office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  Her corporate practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, secured and unsecured corporate and commercial lending, and structuring and administration of limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations.  Ms. Wolf advises clients on general compliance, contract, commercial and corporate matters, including supply and manufacturing contracts, licensing agreements and financing arrangements. 

Ms. Wolf also provides business counseling on such issues as ownership structure, startup and expansion financing, key operational and management tactics, liquidity and capital events and exit strategies. Ms. Wolf's clients include high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and closely-held family businesses, for which she often serves as outside general counsel.  Ms. Wolf has over 30 years of experience across a broad spectrum of industries including financial services, construction products, consumer goods, apparel, jewelry, food service and hospitality, and hotels and restaurants.

Susan Wolf practices in the Century City office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  Her corporate practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, secured and unsecured corporate and commercial lending, and structuring and administration of limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations.  Ms. Wolf advises clients on general compliance, contract, commercial and corporate matters, including supply and manufacturing contracts, licensing agreements and financing arrangements. 

Ms. Wolf also provides business counseling on such issues as ownership structure, startup and expansion financing, key operational and management tactics, liquidity and capital events and exit strategies. Ms. Wolf's clients include high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and closely-held family businesses, for which she often serves as outside general counsel.  Ms. Wolf has over 30 years of experience across a broad spectrum of industries including financial services, construction products, consumer goods, apparel, jewelry, food service and hospitality, and hotels and restaurants.

Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School (1981)
    with distinction
  • B.G.S., University of Michigan (1978)

Admissions

  • California

Courts

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • State Bar of California (Business Law Section)
  • Women’s Leadership Council (Member since 2005)

Representative Engagements

  • Acted as U.S. counsel to a European private equity company in connection with a $400 million acquisition of an international jewelry business
  • Counsel to owners and executives of significant mortgage lenders including acquisitions and dispositions of equity, executive compensation arrangements, operating agreements, owners' agreements and related transactions
  • Counsel to co-owners of nationally branded chain of sports themed restaurants and licensee of major international brand, including partnership issues, financing, licensing and related matters
  • Counsel to co-owners of significant music and real-estate enterprise in a dispute between founders involving music publishing rights, venture capital investments, independent film finance and production, real estate, and music composition
  • Represented owners of marquis brand of manufactured architectural stone in sale of majority interest to private equity purchaser. Thereafter, continued representation of minority owners/management team through sale of entire business to public company, including in connection with executive compensation, employment agreements, indemnification agreements, change of control agreements, restricted stock awards, and stock options
  • Design and implementation of merger of Japanese-owned corporate affiliates which manufacture motors and other components for various electronic devices