About
Elaine Kwak often serves as outside counsel to privately held and family-owned companies on mergers and acquisitions. She represents those companies in joint ventures and equity or debt financings. For companies and their investors, she drafts and negotiates LLC operating agreements and partnership agreements. She advises private companies on governance, organizational structure, and business planning. She guides companies through corporate restructurings, from the business reason through completion and later effects. Elaine Kwak earned her J.D. from Washington University School of Law in 2018. Much of her work is with food and beverage, agriculture, and consumer products companies, where she also handles supply, manufacturing, and distribution contracts, and those same companies turn to her when they merge, acquire, or form a joint venture.
Who is a good fit for Elaine Kwak
- Family-owned companies preparing a merger, an acquisition, or a joint venture.
- Investors and companies that need an operating agreement or a partnership agreement.
- Food and beverage companies working through a corporate restructuring.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2018
- New York University, B.A. in Politics; Philosophy, 2015
- Bar admissions
- Washington
Recognition
- Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law, 2024-2027
Specialties
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional