Paul C. de Bernier

Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Public Companies & Corporate Governance

"Highly knowledgeable, gives practical advice and delivers excellent client service"

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Paul de Bernier serves as global co-leader of Mayer Brown’s Corporate & Securities practice (which covers M&A, capital markets, funds, and technology transactions).

Paul is active across a range of industries and transactions, including transition energy, financial services and healthcare sciences.

Paul’s practice focuses on M&A, private equity, venture capital and other corporate securities transactions. He also advises management and boards on corporate governance, risk management and regulatory matters. Paul has served for many years as external counsel to US-listed companies on governance, corporate and securities and financial regulation and other compliance matters.

Paul is particularly experienced in cross-border transactions and advising clients with international operations, including non-US clients making acquisitions, minority investments, raising capital or setting up operations in the US. Paul spent seven years in Mayer Brown’s London office, where he led the US M&A and Capital Markets desks, and works extensively with our offices in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Ranked as a key individual, Paul’s recognitions in Chambers and Legal 500 have included: “highly knowledgeable, gives practical advice and delivers excellent client service”; “excels in tough negotiations”; “top quality lawyer, insightful and responsive”; “great reputation”; and “excellent, remarkable service and superb quality.” He was also selected as a “Top 100” lawyer by the LA Business Journal and listed as a ‘key player” in India transactions by the India Business Law Journal.

Paul serves as co-chair of our India practice, is our main contact for Healthcare M&A and is an active member of our Financial Services, Transition Energy/Infrastructure, Korea and Japan practices.

Paul has taught international business transactions, corporate finance, venture capital and business associations classes at Stanford Law School, USC Gould School of Law and USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, in addition to teaching continuing professional legal education courses both at the firm and for external organizations such as BARBRI/Strafford.

Paul has lived for extensive periods in India, the UK and the US, and is fluent in Hindi and conversant in French.

Paul C. de Bernier

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How California’s Climate Disclosure Law Impacts Lenders in Subscription Credit Facilities

CPUC Authorizes Procurement of 10.6 GW of Clean Energy Resources Under AB 1373

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Eco-Friendly Marketing Claims Face Scrutiny by State Lawmakers

Mayer Brown named "Key Player" by India Business Law Journal's 2023 report

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