Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Phil Gordon focuses his practice in the areas of private equity; hotel transactions and management agreements; corporate mergers and acquisitions; and representation of Boards of Directors of public companies. Over the years, he has supervised the acquisitions, financing and management agreement negotiations of more than 50 hotels in North America and Europe. He has also advised on setting up numerous private equity funds and related work for portfolio companies of the funds. Phil has handled numerous public and private corporate acquisitions and dispositions and has advised Boards of Directors and Committees of Boards of public companies.

Areas of Practice

• Hotels & Leisure
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Real Estate
• Retail & Consumer Products
• Israel Practice

West Practice Categories

Tourism, Travel & Leisure, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Taxation Law, Real Estate Law, Business & Commercial Law, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1969
• New York, 1973

Professional Associations and Memberships

• International Council Urban Land Institute (Member)
• Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies (Trustee and Former Chairman)
• Lyric Opera of Chicago (Former Director)

Education

• University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1969
• Oxford University, 1973
  M.A.
• Oxford University, 1967
  B.A., with honors
• University of Witwatersrand, 1965
  B.A.
• University of Witwatersrand, 1964
  B.A.

Address

131 South Dearborn Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603-5559

Phones

(312) 324-8600

Faxes

(312) 324-9600

Emails

pgordon@perkinscoie.com

Websites

http://www.perkinscoie.com