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Russell C. Hansen

Russell
Hansen

Partner

CONTACT INFO

rhansen@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 650.849.5383

Palo Alto

310 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301-1744 USA

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Mergers and Acquisitions Emerging Companies Private Equity Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance

BIOGRAPHY

Russell C. Hansen is a partner of the Palo Alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Mr. Hansen joined the firm in 1980 and is a member of the firm’s Corporate Transactions and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.

Mr. Hansen has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for corporate and private equity clients, corporate finance in both the public and private capital markets, joint ventures and strategic alliances, general corporate and securities advice and counseling boards of directors.

Clients with whom he works range from large, global corporations to emerging growth and middle market companies in a variety of industries and include private equity and individual private investors.  Representative clients that he has recently advised include Intel Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, CRH plc and Admiralty Partners, Inc.

Mr. Hansen received his A.B. degree summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1976.  He received his M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and his J.D. degree from the Stanford Law School in 1980.  Mr. Hansen has been admitted to practice before the Texas and California courts.  He is a member of the Board of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley.

Mr. Hansen has been selected as a Leading Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer for 2008-2015 in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

EDUCATION

Stanford University - 1980 MBA

Stanford University - 1980 Juris Doctor

Princeton University - 1976 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

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