Doug Leary, a member of Sutherland’s Corporate Practice Group, represents clients in a broad range of corporate transactional matters, including stock and asset acquisitions, mergers, tender offers, consolidations, joint ventures, private equity investments, venture capital transactions, recapitalizations, LLC and partnership matters and general corporate and contract matters. In addition, during 2008 and 2009, Doug was actively involved in the U.S. government’s efforts to provide financial assistance to troubled banks and other financial institutions.

Since 1990, Doug has represented dozens of publicly traded and privately held companies in more than 100 significant corporate transactions. His clients have included private equity firms, investment banks, insurance and financial services companies, energy companies, consumer products companies, technology companies, banks and lease financing companies, communications companies and publishers, among others.

In addition to his general transactional practice, Doug has represented numerous clients in the insurance and financial services industries in connection with the purchase and sale of broker-dealers, investment advisers, collateral managers, insurance companies, and blocks of life, health and annuity business.