Nicholas G. Demmo
Education
- Yale University, B.A. 1993
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. 1996, Order of the Coif (University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law)
Clerkships
Honorable Dean D. Pregerson, United States District Court, Central District of California, 1996 – 1997
Nicholas G. Demmo
Nicholas G. Demmo joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in 1997 and was elected partner in 2004. Mr. Demmo focuses on M&A transactions and other critical situations involving banks and other financial institutions, and he has a broad range of experience in complex transactional, securities, private equity, regulatory, governance, activism and compliance matters. Mr. Demmo has worked on numerous public and private company acquisitions, corporate control contests, securities offerings, corporate governance matters and joint venture transactions.
Mr. Demmo is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA for his work on “complex M&A matters, including for banks and many other participants in the financial services space.” He received his B.A. in economics from Yale University in 1993 and his J.D. from The University of Pennsylvania in 1996, where he served on the Journal of International Economic Law and was a member of the Order of the Coif. Following graduation from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Select Publications
- Private Equity – 2021 Year in Review and 2022 Outlook,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 9, 2022.
- Private Equity – Year in Review and 2021 Outlook,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 6, 2021.
- Private Equity - Year in Review and 2020 Outlook,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, February 8, 2020.
- 2018 Private Equity Year In Review,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 17, 2019.
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS - Bank M&A Remains Sound Strategy in Chaotic Equity Markets; Inattention to Deal Basics Can Lead to Failed Deals,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 16, 2019.
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS - Significant Activity in All Sectors as Financial Institutions Innovate and Evolve,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, October 12, 2016.
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS - The M&A Landscape: Financial Institutions Rediscovering Themselves Amid Continued Regulatory Change, Intensifying Investor Activism and Technological Disruption,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 29, 2015.
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS - Key Trends in Financial Institutions M&A and Governance,
in Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter Volume 52 Number 1, March 2014.
- Time to Retire Trust Preferred Securities,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, July 4, 2012.
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS - Federal Reserve Approval of Capital One and PNC Transactions Provide a Path Forward for Bank Acquisitions,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, March 6, 2012.
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS 2012 -The Outlook for M&A,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, February 16, 2012.
- Financial Institutions Engage in Creative TruPS Capital Restructurings,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 26, 2012.
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS - Value Judgments: Parties Look to Tried and True M&A Techniques to Bridge Divergent Asset Valuations,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 4, 2011.
- FDIC Releases Policy Statement on Private Equity Investments in Failed Banks,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, August 28, 2009.
- Removing the Overhang Plaguing Bank Equity Valuations,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, March 10, 2009.
