Marc Langer is a Partner in the Firm’s Derivatives Practice specializing in structured OTC equity derivatives, equity-linked capital markets and related regulatory matters. Previously a Vice President and Senior Counsel at Goldman Sachs & Co., he has deep experience in structuring and negotiating strategic transactions for a broad range of corporate, sell-side, buy-side, and other clients, including Blackstone, KKR, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citibank.
Marc is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. for his strength in over-the-counter derivatives. Clients describe him as “an absolute star” who is “friendly, confident and smart.” Another client notes that he “always picks up the phone to answer questions,” adding that they “go to Marc because then I know it will be correct.”
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Work Highlights
Representative transaction types include:
- OTC derivatives for corporate issuers, including accelerated share repurchases and other structured buyback strategies, call spreads, capped calls, prepaid forwards and registered borrow facilities in connection with convertible and exchangeable notes, and registered forward sales.
- Structured public and private margin loans over concentrated stakes, including bespoke “at-IPO” margin loans and financings over equity-linked assets.
- Collars, variable prepaid forwards, covered calls, accelerated share disposals and other equity-linked hedging and monetization strategies.
- Stakebuilding transactions, including VWAP forwards, acquisition collars and total return swaps.
- Other cross-asset and hybrid derivative products.
Education
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Georgetown University Law Center, 2016 J.D.
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Yale University, 2011 M.A.
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Tufts University, 2005 B.A.
Marc Langer is a Partner in the Firm’s Derivatives Practice specializing in structured OTC equity derivatives, equity-linked capital markets and related regulatory matters. Previously a Vice President and Senior Counsel at Goldman Sachs & Co., he has deep experience in structuring and negotiating strategic transactions for a broad range of corporate, sell-side, buy-side, and other clients, including Blackstone, KKR, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citibank.
Marc is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. for his strength in over-the-counter derivatives. Clients describe him as “an absolute star” who is “friendly, confident and smart.” Another client notes that he “always picks up the phone to answer questions,” adding that they “go to Marc because then I know it will be correct.”
He also previously worked in private practice, and prior to his legal career, consulted on foreign affairs for the U.S. government and served in the military.
Marc received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2016, his Master’s degree from Yale University in 2011 and his Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University in 2005.