Biography
Lara Assaf is an associate in Jackson Walker’s Austin office. Lara’s practice focuses on public and private market fund formation and investment, as well as matters related to mergers & acquisitions, securities compliance and corporate governance. In her investment funds practice, Lara advises institutional investors in connection with their investments in private equity funds, hedge funds and other alternative investments. In her corporate and securities practice, Lara counsels clients on complex corporate governance issues, business combination transactions, public and private offerings, reporting and compliance issues.
Prior to joining Jackson Walker, Lara’s work concentrated on venture capital transactions and securities regulation, as well as public and private issuances of various types of debt and equity.
Education
B.A., magna cum laude, Hendrix College
J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School
Bar Admissions
New York, 2015
Texas, 2017