Richard Garzola Jr. is a corporate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His work primarily focuses on advising public and private companies, strategic investors in the sports industry, and private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. He counsels clients on complex matters related to corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, major league club acquisitions and investments, and joint ventures.
Richard’s practice also includes a variety of pro bono projects targeting civil rights, corporate entity formation and counseling nonprofit organizations.
Experience
Representative Matters
Private Equity Representation
Arctos Sports Partners in connection with its investments in and corporate matters related to the professional sports industry.
Prospector Baseball Group and its portfolio companies in connection with its corporate matters.
Arctos on its strategic investment in Prospector Baseball Group and its subsequent acquisition of the Lancaster Stormers, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and Akron RubberDucks baseball teams.
Funds and portfolio companies advised by Centerbridge Partners in connection with its corporate matters.
Bain Capital and its portfolio company 1970 Group in their general corporate matters.
Eli Lilly in a strategic collaboration with AdvanCell, to develop new radiotherapeutic drugs for hard-to-treat cancers.
Patient Square Capital in its strategic investment of CorroHealth.
Portage Point Partners in its sale of a minority stake to New Mountain Capital.
Warburg in its strategic investment of Varicent.
Perceptive Advisors on its $63 million acquisition in a majority stake of Neurosterix Sárl.
Gen II Fund in connection with certain corporate matters and tag transactions.
Apax in connection with the merger of certain portfolio companies.
Blackrock in its investments of QTS.
Public Company Representation
Bally’s Corporation in its strategic capital investment in The Star Entertainment Group.
Abbvie $8.7 billion acquisition of Cerevel.
PowerSchool $5.6 billion sale to Bain.
JELD-WEN in its asset sale of its Towanda facility to Woodgrain.
Prior Experience
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2022
Government Relations Fellow, Apple Inc., 2021
Voting Rights Legal Fellow, NAACP, 2021
Pro Bono
Election Protection Volunteer and legal observer.
Research and legal filings for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition to assist ending the disenfranchisement against people with convictions.
Counseling and advising intake process of New York Legal Assistance Group.
Corporate entity formation and governance advice for a dozen small businesses.
Workshop development at Kirkland’s 5th annual Black Law Connect Business Day.
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Recognition
Johnnie Cochran Legacy Award, 2023
Cheslie Cryst Spirit of NBLSA Award, 2022
Memberships & Affiliations
Charter Member, Emerging 100 Black Men – New York City Chapter
Associate Board Member, Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization
Sports Lawyers Association
National Black MBA Association
National Bar Association
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
New York
Education
Howard UniversityM.B.A.
Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.
Pro Bono Scholar
National Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The National Black Law Students Association
Florida State UniversityB.S., Sports Management; B.A., Women’s Studies
