Levi I. Marelus is an associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Mr. Marelus is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets practice groups.

Mr. Marelus has experience acting on a wide and varied range of M&A, private equity, and corporate matters, including:

• Advising KKR on a $200 million series D financing for Paddle.com Market Limited, a provider of complete payments infrastructure for Software-as-a-Service  (SaaS) companies
• Advising Brown-Forman Corporation on its acquisition of the Gin Mare brands, the world’s No.1 ultra-premium gin, from Vantguard and MG Destilerias
• Advising Convergix Automation Solutions LP on its acquisition of AGR Automation, a UK-based provider of custom, high-performance, automation design and systems integration
• Advising KKR Next Generation Technology on its growth investment in +Simple, the first brokerage insurtech to digitize the entire insurance value chain for self-employed professionals and small businesses

Mr Marelus served as CEO and Founder of a leading social-tech start-up, and serves as a Jewish Diplomat with the World Jewish Congress. Mr Marelus is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), and a Belgian American Educational Foundation Fellow.

Mr. Marelus earned his BA at the University of Cambridge, where he served as Senior Editor of the Cambridge Law Review, and as Board Member of the Faculty Board of the University of Cambridge Law School. Upon completing his legal studies, Mr Marelus undertook business studies at the Cambridge Judge Business School. He served as Board Member of the Faculty Board of the Cambridge Judge Business School, and as Board Member of the Business School Teaching Committee.

Mr Marelus obtained his Master’s degree, with Distinction honors, at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as Teaching Fellow in AI & Bias at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and as Teaching Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship at the Wharton Business School. Mr Marelus also served as LLM Class President, as Board Member of the Faculty Board of the Penn Law School, and as Board Member to the Penn Law Council of Student Representatives.

Mr Marelus served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Hanan Melcer, the Deputy Chief Justice at the Supreme Court of Israel. He also served at the United States Congress with the Congressman of California’s 50th congressional district.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Marelus was at the London office of Sidley Austin LLP. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York.