February 25, 2005
SAN DIEGO – Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP, a leading California business and real estate law firm, announces the addition of Clark H. Libenson as a partner in the firm’s corporate group and will reside in the Del Mar Heights office. Mr. Libenson’s practice focuses on corporate finance and business transactions. He was formerly a partner at the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie LLP.
“Clark is highly regarded in the business community and has vast experience working on corporate finance and business transactions,” said Brian Leck, Allen Matkins’ firmwide managing partner. “He will be a major asset to the firm and our clients.”
Commenting on Clark’s arrival, Roger Mertz, head of the corporate practice said, “I am delighted to welcome Clark to the firm. He has an excellent reputation in the corporate mergers and acquisition areas and his significant work will be a strong fit with our growing practice. Clark regularly serves as outside corporate counsel to a number of leading international, national and California businesses.”
His practice focuses on corporate finance and business transactions, financial services and general commercial and international matters. Mr. Libenson services clients’ corporate and securities needs in public offerings and private placements of equity and debt, real estate securities, corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, employee equity and compensation arrangements, corporate governance and board advisory matters. He provides counsel to clients on financial services and general commercial matters including commercial lending and secured real property transactions. From an international perspective, Mr. Libenson handles all manner of in-bound investment from the Asia-Pacific region and out-bound investment to Mexico and Latin America. He has a particular emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, secured financings, equipment leasing, and manufacturing, as well as multi-jurisdictional distribution arrangements.
Mr. Libenson received his law degree from Columbia Law School (J.D., 1982), where he was Financial Editor of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College (A.B., 1979, cum laude) and received a Certificat de Langue Française from the University of Paris (Sorbonne). Mr. Libenson speaks fluent French.