Accomplished Corporate Attorney Charles C. Pak Joins Seyfarth Shaw in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA (September 25, 2006) - - Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full service law firms, announced that Charles C. Pak has joined the firm as a Corporate and Finance partner in its Los Angeles office. Previously, he was a partner with Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a founding member of the corporate practice group in that firm's Los Angeles office.  Pak is among several accomplished corporate and finance attorneys who have come to Seyfarth Shaw in recent months whose presence enhances the high level of counsel the practice group provides to clients in sophisticated transactional matters.  His arrival reflects the firm's ongoing commitment increasing the depth and scope of the practice regionally and nationally.

Pak specializes in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital and corporate finance. His broad transactional experience includes representation of buyers, sellers, private equity funds and financial advisers in public and private M&A transactions, including in the bankruptcy or distressed sale context; issuers, underwriters and institutional investors in public and private financing transactions; and public companies in connection with corporate governance matters.  

“Charles is an important and much appreciated addition to the firm and the practice group,” stated Allan J. Reich, chair of the firm’s Corporate and Finance Practice. “His extensive background in transactional corporate matters will provide additional strength and depth to the counsel we offer our clients on the West Coast and on a national basis.”

Seyfarth Shaw's corporate and finance attorneys possess the broad, in-depth experience necessary to serve a diverse client base, ranging from start-up ventures to middle market companies to large multinational corporations.  The practice is focused in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, securities,  investment management, corporate counseling, commercial transactions, financing, international business and tax planning. 

“It is with great pleasure that I welcome Charles to the firm,” said Kenwood C. Youmans, managing partner of Seyfarth’s Los Angeles office.  “Charles has an exceptional track record as an effective and seasoned corporate counselor. He is highly regarded in the California business community, and he is a notable addition to the firm.“

Pak received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law. He is admitted to both the California and New York State Bars.

"I’m delighted to join Seyfarth Shaw’s expanding Corporate and Finance group,” commented Pak. “The practice has evolved to meet the needs of a fast moving business marketplace. And the firm’s talented team of attorneys offers an impressive and supportive environment in which to service our clients.”

Seyfarth Shaw has over 650 attorneys located in nine offices throughout the United States including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento as well as Brussels, Belgium.  Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of  business transactions, labor and employment, employee benefits and litigation.  The firm’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business community. Clients include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, newspapers and other media, hotels, health care organizations, airlines and railroads. The firm also represents a number of federal, state, and local governmental and educational entities.  For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.

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