About
Felix J. Kushnir advises buyers, sellers, investors, and shareholders, public and private alike, when a government contractor changes hands, and he works alongside the firm's government contracts lawyers on the regulatory compliance rules those deals raise. He advises corporate and private equity clients on mergers, acquisitions, and recapitalizations. He also negotiates technology transactions, joint ventures, and both venture capital and debt financings. He earned his J.D. at George Washington University Law School and a B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania. Before practicing, he worked in finance and corporate development for Fortune 50 companies. At the U.S. Department of State, he worked as a financial analyst on economic policy. He joined Fox Rothschild LLP from a mid-Atlantic firm after practicing at international and national firms. In his cannabis practice, he counsels dispensary owners, cultivators, and processors on transactions and equity financings.
Who is a good fit for Felix J. Kushnir
- Companies, investors, and shareholders buying or selling a government contracting business.
- Private equity firms pursuing an acquisition or a recapitalization of a corporate business.
- Dispensary owners, cultivators, and processors arranging a cannabis transaction or an equity financing.
- Owners of health care companies negotiating a merger or a joint venture.
Education and admissions
- Education
- George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2006
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1996
- Bar admissions
- District of Columbia, Maryland
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a Midwest-based private equity firm in fund formation activities and numerous portfolio company acquisitions, sales and recapitalizations.
- Represented a Connecticut-based private equity firm in private equity acquisitions, sales and financings.
- Represented a New York-based private equity firm in acquiring a high-profile federal government contractor with field operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Represented a publicly traded business development company in its private equity acquisitions, sales and recapitalizations.
- Represented a New Jersey-based middle market-focused private equity firm in numerous sales, acquisitions and restructuring transactions.
- Represented a Los Angeles-based private equity firm in the initial acquisition of a motocross parts and accessories business and in the subsequent roll-up of two additional companies.
- Represented a global alternative asset manager in connection with its acquisition of the convertible promissory notes of a Canadian-based publicly traded company and in a going-private transaction involving one of the largest food brands in Canada.
- Represented the stockholders of a federal government contractor with a significant presence in the intelligence community in the sale of the company to a private equity firm. (seller side)
- Represented an international federal government contractor based in Australia in acquiring a federal government contractor performing work for USAID.
- Represented leading New York-based specialty finance provider in connection with its equity investment in a private company, and the subsequent sale to a publicly traded company.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional