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Ed Batts

Ed
Batts

Partner

CONTACT INFO

ebatts@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 650.849.5392

FAX:+1 650.849.5092

Palo Alto

1881 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1211 USA

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Mergers and Acquisitions Life Sciences Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance

BIOGRAPHY

Ed Batts is a corporate partner in Gibson Dunn’s Palo Alto office.  He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, including cross-border transactions, spin-offs, tender offers and going private transactions.  He also counsels public companies on corporate governance and fiduciary duties, as well as crisis management on cyber-security and internal investigations, activist investor situations and accounting issues.  Mr. Batts has significant experience in equity capital markets and venture capital transactions.

He has been named multiple times both a BTI Client Service All Star and an Acritas Star.  Before joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Batts practiced in Silicon Valley with Orrick as global head of their M&A and private equity practice, and with DLA Piper.  He is a military officer veteran and former federal special agent, as a graduate of the Criminal Investigator Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).  He served with both the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI).

He received his law degree from Stanford Law School in 1998 and earned his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, summa cum laude, in 1995.

EDUCATION

Stanford University - 1998 Juris Doctor

University of California - Los Angeles - 1995 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - February 10, 2022 | Nine Partners Named 2022 BTI Client Service All-Stars
Firm News - December 10, 2020 | Twelve Partners Named 2020 BTI Client Service All-Stars
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