DLA Piper welcomes Stephen Wortley as a partner in the firm’s cross-border Capital Markets practice. He will be based in both Vancouver and New York.
Wortley is a leading capital markets and M&A practitioner, with a focus on domestic and international securities and corporate matters. His experience includes local, national and international securities offerings, listings on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and Chinese outbound M&A transactions into Canada.
“Stephen possesses a deep knowledge of navigating complex cross-border M&A deals in the Chinese market, and he will have an immediate impact on guiding our clients through difficult transactions spanning the globe,” said Robert Seidel, K.C., Canada Managing Partner.
“Stephen is an internationally recognized capital markets and M&A lawyer with a truly cross-border practice, spanning the US, Canada and Asia. His addition signals the highest level of coordination and collaboration across geographies and industries – a hallmark of our firm and the diverse legal talent we provide,” said Rick Chesley, DLA Piper’s Global Managing Partner and Co-US Managing Partner.