Lizzeth Merchan

Lizzeth Merchan

Associate, New York

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Lizzeth has experience representing clients on a variety of cross-border corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, as well as on general corporate governance matters.

Work highlights

Recent experience includes advising:

  • RIT Capital Partners on its investment in LionTree’s technology investment banking advisory business
  • Mayfair Equity Partners and Yo! Sushi on their acquisition of Snowfox and Sushibox;
  • Nestlé on the US$10bn sale of its skin health business to EQT and ADIA
  • Sibanye-Stillwater on its joint-venture with Regulus Resources relating to the development of Argentina’s Altar copper-gold project

Professional experience

  • 1L LCLD Scholar at Linklaters LLP (Summer 2016)
  • SEO Intern at Morrison and Foerster LLP (Summer 2015)
  • Corporate Paralegal at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton from 2013 to 2015

Education and qualifications

  • J.D. from Columbia Law School (2015-2018)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and French from Tufts University (2009-2013)