Paul Harter is a New York and California qualified partner in the London and Dubai offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he has practiced since 1989. He has particular experience in handling transnational corporate investment and finance transactions. He was based in the firm's Los Angeles office from 1984 through 1989.
Mr. Harter has advised on a broad range of transnational acquisitions and other major corporate investment transactions. He is experienced in all facets of acquisition structuring, deal negotiation and documentation, including tax planning, corporate structuring, transaction financing, arrangements with management and shareholders and procurement of antitrust and other governmental licensing and approvals. Mr. Harter combines knowledge of U.S., European and Middle Eastern acquisitions with experience in coordinating lawyers on a worldwide basis in connection with multi-national acquisitions.
Mr. Harter also has substantial experience in corporate finance and has represented major corporate clients in both commercial borrowings and capital markets transactions, as well as investment and commercial banking clients in connection with many types of cross-border financings.
Mr. Harter has advised clients on the restructuring of their international business operations, including pre-insolvency and insolvent restructuring of global businesses.
Mr. Harter is recommended as a leading lawyer in the field of Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global 2011 and UK Legal Experts 2006-2011. He has been listed among the leading lawyers for Private Equity by UK Legal 500 and, most recently, by Chambers UK 2012. In addition, Legal 500’s EMEA guide has cited Mr. Harter as "proactive and creative".
Mr. Harter represents clients engaged in a wide range of businesses and his experience covers a broad geographical scope.
He speaks French and Russian.