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Jeffrey A. Chapman

Jeffrey
Chapman

Partner

CONTACT INFO

jchapman@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 214.698.3120

FAX:+1 214.571.2920

Dallas

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201-2923 USA

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PRACTICE

Mergers and Acquisitions Capital Markets Emerging Companies Energy Global Finance Oil and Gas Private Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Shareholder Activism

BIOGRAPHY

Jeffrey A. Chapman maintains an active M&A practice representing private equity firms and public and private companies in diverse cross-border and domestic transactions in a broad range of industries.

Mr. Chapman is consistently regarded as one of the top M&A lawyers in the country.  Chambers Global reports that Mr. Chapman “is described by peers as ‘the crème de la crème’ of the corporate legal world.”  A client described him to Chambers: “He’s incredibly responsive, very practical and absolutely top of his game.  I’d call him for bet the company work; he’s the best lawyer I have ever worked with.”

Recognized for many years by Chambers USA in its “Band 1” category as one of a handful of the leading corporate lawyers in Texas, Chambers USA singled out Mr. Chapman in 2013 as a “Star Individual.”  Mr. Chapman remains the only corporate lawyer in Texas history ever to be so designated.  ChambersUSA reports, “He is widely acknowledged as the superstar of the Texas corporate legal market and provides clients with service that is truly exceptional in every regard.”

Mr. Chapman serves as Chairman Emeritus of the President’s Advisory Board of UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Mr. Chapman received his law degree cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1983.  In 2014, Mr. Chapman returned to Cambridge as the Harvard Law School Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker.

Mr. Chapman holds a degree in economics from the University of Iowa, where he graduated with highest distinction in 1979. Iowa selected Mr. Chapman as the recipient of its 2020 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.

EDUCATION

Harvard University - 1983 J.D., cum laude

University of Iowa - 1979 BBA (Highest Distinction)

ADMISSIONS

Texas Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - January 9, 2023 | Who’s Who Legal Recognizes 39 Gibson Dunn Partners in its Inaugural Thought Leaders USA Guide
Firm News - June 1, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Earns 101 Top-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA 2022
Firm News - May 4, 2022 | Three Who’s Who Legal 2022 Guides Recognize 13 Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - May 20, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Earns 94 Top-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA 2021
Firm News - May 13, 2021 | Seventeen Partners Named Among the 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
Firm News - April 24, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Earns 84 Top-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA 2020
Client Alert - March 18, 2020 | M&A Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis: A Checklist
Firm News - August 15, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Lawyers Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America® 2020
Firm News - March 27, 2019 | Nine Partners Named 2019 BTI Client Service All Stars
Webcasts - January 24, 2019 | Webcast: The Current (and Future) State of Oil and Gas M&A (2019)
Firm News - January 8, 2019 | Four Gibson Dunn Attorneys Named in The Dallas 500
Article - November 8, 2018 | Akorn v. Fresenius: Delaware Chancery Court Upholds MAE-Based Termination
Client Alert - October 15, 2018 | M&A Report – Flood v. Synutra Refines “Ab Initio” Requirement for Business Judgment Review of Controller Transactions
Client Alert - October 2, 2018 | M&A Report – Fresenius Marks a Watershed Development in the Analysis of “Material Adverse Effect” Clauses
Firm News - August 15, 2018 | 20 Gibson Dunn Partners Named Lawyers of the Year
Firm News - May 3, 2018 | Gibson Dunn Earns 70 Top-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA 2018
Client Alert - April 5, 2018 | M&A Report – AOL and Aruba Networks Continue Trend of Delaware Courts Deferring to Deal Price in Appraisal Actions
Webcasts - January 10, 2018 | Webcast: The Current (and Future) State of Oil and Gas M&A (2018)
Client Alert - November 27, 2017 | M&A Report – How Representations and Warranties Insurance Is Transforming Risk Allocation in M&A Transactions
Client Alert - June 13, 2017 | M&A Report – PetSmart and SWS Group Are Welcome News for Buyers Facing Appraisal Actions in Delaware
Client Alert - April 12, 2017 | M&A Report – Delaware Chancery Court Finds Stockholder Vote To Be Coerced and Not Fully Informed in In re Saba Software, Inc. Stockholder Litigation
Client Alert - March 29, 2017 | M&A Report – Transactions with Non-Conflicted Controlling Stockholders and Obtaining the “Fully Informed, Uncoerced Vote” of Disinterested Stockholders
Firm News - February 1, 2017 | Seven Partners Named 2017 BTI Client Service All Stars
Webcasts - January 26, 2017 | Webcast: Key Legal Issues in Compensation and Benefits in M&A Transactions
Client Alert - February 3, 2014 | M&A Report – Winter 2014
Client Alert - July 22, 2013 | M&A Report – Summer 2013
Client Alert - February 19, 2013 | M&A Report – Winter 2013
Client Alert - May 17, 2012 | Delaware Court of Chancery Expedites Proceedings to Enjoin Enforcement of Advance Notice Bylaw
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