Jamal Lama is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.
Jamal’s practice focuses on advising companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries, with specific experience in energy and infrastructure investments across geographies and asset classes. His representations include domestic and cross-border public and private M&A, joint ventures, preferred equity financings and other strategic transactions.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Jamal served as in-house counsel at Ares Management within the Infrastructure Opportunities, Infrastructure Debt and Alternative Credit businesses where he advised on a range of complex transactions spanning various sectors including fiber, data centers, renewable energy, midstream oil & gas, wastewater treatment, renewable natural gas and power generation.
Jamal is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the State of Colorado.
Recent Transactions
Private Equity
- Advised Ardian on its acquisition of the Peruvian hydropower business of Latin America Power Holding B.V.
- Advised Platinum Equity, and its portfolio company Solenis, on Solenis’ $4.6 billion acquisition of Diversey Holdings, Ltd.
- Advised KKR in its investment, with Ampersand Capital Partners, in Alliance Pharma.
- Advised Warburg Pincus and its portfolio company Hygiena on the sale of Hygiena to EW Group and acquisition by Hygiena of DuPont’s global food safety diagnostic business.*
- Advised Warburg Pincus and its portfolio company Duravant in Duravant’s strategic partnership with Carlyle and acquisition by Duravant of WECO.*
- Advised The Chernin Group in its $263 million strategic investment in Funko, Inc.
- Advised FTV Capital in its acquisition of SingleOps.
Strategic M&A
- Advised American Express Company in multiple strategic transactions, including entry by American Express Global Business Travel into a business combination agreement with Apollo Strategic Growth Capital.*
- Advised América Móvil on its acquisition of Telefónica’s operations in El Salvador and Guatemala.*
*Representations occurred prior to Jamal’s association with Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
- Infrastructure
- Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Power and Renewables
- Private Equity
Credentials
Education:
- Washington University in St. Louis - 2016 Juris Doctor
- State University of New York, Binghamton (SUNY) - 2013 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Colorado Bar
- New York Bar