Richard Garzola, Jr.

Associate Transactional

New York +1 212 341 7662

Richard Garzola, Jr.

Overview

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, private equity funds and their portfolio companies on matters related to corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism and sports transactions.

Richard’s practice also includes a variety of pro bono projects targeting civil rights, corporate entity formation and counseling nonprofit organizations.

Private Equity Representation

  • 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.

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.

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2022

Government Relations Fellow, Apple Inc., 2021

Voting Rights Legal Fellow, NAACP, 2021

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

Sports Lawyers Association

National Black MBA Association

National Bar Association

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2024New York

Education

  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.2023

    Pro Bono Scholar

    National Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The National Black Law Students Association

  • Florida State UniversityB.S., Sports Management; B.A., Women’s Studies2019

    Senior Hall of Fame

    Seminole Torchbearer

    Division I Football