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David C. Chapin
Partner




Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624

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Practice

David Chapin is a member of the firm’s Policy Committee and is the Strategic Development Partner at Ropes & Gray.  David specializes in private equity transactions and in mergers and acquisitions involving public companies. David has broad experience representing clients in a wide variety of financial and strategic transactions.

Professional Experience

David regularly represents Berkshire Partners and Thomas H. Lee, as well as represents a number of other private equity funds; Oscient Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded genomics company; and has represented Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and other underwriters and investors in numerous public offerings by technology-intensive companies.

Honors & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2007)
  • Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2006)
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2004-2007)
  • "Dealmaker of the Year," The American Lawyer (2007)
  • Lawdragon 500: "New Stars, New Worlds" (2006)
  • Lawdragon 3000: Leading Lawyers in America (2006)
  • PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2007


Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Business Law Section of Mass. Bar Association


Bar Admissions
  • Massachusetts, 1980


Education
  • 1980, J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School
  • 1976, B.A., summa cum laude, Lafayette College; Phi Beta Kappa



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