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Jake Lortz

Associate

Email

jake.lortz@aoshearman.com

Phone

+214 271 5489

Offices

Dallas

V-CARD
Jake focuses his practice on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, commercial arrangements and related general corporate counseling.
He represents clients in various industries, including technology, manufacturing, environmental and waste services, real estate and consumer products.

Experience

Representative matters

  • J.F. Lehman & Company in multiple transactions, including its US$1.2 billion take-private of Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.
  • A global financial institution on its acquisition of Bold Ocean.
  • Frontier Waste Solutions in its sale to Summer Street Capital Partners, LLC and Concentric Equity Partners II, L.P.
  • Great Elm Group, Inc. in the sale of its majority equity interest in its subsidiary, Forest Investments, Inc., to affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Evolute Capital, LLC in its acquisition of Signature Utility Services, LLC, a provider of helicopter services for railroad planning, vegetation and hazard mitigation, and construction.
  • Alturus Capital in its acquisition of Physicians Rehab Solution, LLC.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, Texas, 2022

Academic

B.A., High Distinction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2018

J.D., summa cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2022

Order of the Coif, SMU Law Review, Sumners Foundation Scholar

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.