Louis A. Wharton
Partner
Direct Voice/Fax/Text: 818.444.4509
Email: lwharton@stubbsalderton.com
Louis Wharton is a Partner of the firm. Louis’ practice focuses on advising venture capital funds and angel networks, along with middle-market, emerging growth, early-stage and public companies in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities compliance and general corporate matters.
Louis counsels clients in the technology, e-commerce, and digital media industries, among others.
Practice & Experience
- Structuring and negotiating venture-backed financing transactions;
- Strategizing with and negotiating on behalf of clients on a variety of public and private mergers, strategic stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, both buy- and sell-side;
- Structuring and negotiating public offerings and private placements of both equity and debt securities, including PIPEs;
- Advising public clients on a variety of ’33 Act and ’34 Act compliance matters, including reviewing and filing current, quarterly and annual reports; and
- Counseling clients on other aspects of their business activities, including commercial transactions, executive employment agreements, incentive compensation and corporate governance.
Education, Admissions And Accolades
- B.A., cum laude, from Harvard University
- J.D. from Stanford Law School
- Admitted to practice law in the State of California
- Previously President of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA)
- Previously President of the Preccelerator Program
- Previously member of Board of Trustees, San Fernando Valley Bar Association.
Insights & Features
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP announced that its client UberMedia was recently acquired by Near. UberMedia aggregates mobile location data from a variety of sources...
PRACTICES:
Client News Mergers & Acquisitions
Client News Mergers & Acquisitions
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP announced that it represented client IRIS.TV in its $18M Series B Funding round. IRIS.TV ingests millions of videos every day from the...
PRACTICES:
Client News Venture Capital & Emerging Growth
Client News Venture Capital & Emerging Growth
Attorneys:
Louis A. Wharton, Kelly Siobhan Laffey, Daniel Garber
Louis A. Wharton, Kelly Siobhan Laffey, Daniel Garber
As COVID-19 continues to curtail economic activity, private companies granting equity-based incentive awards should consider whether the pandemic’s impact on their business warrants a new...
Attorneys:
Louis A. Wharton, Michael Shaff
Louis A. Wharton, Michael Shaff
