Ira C. Gubernick

About

Ira C. Gubernick serves as lead counsel at Cozen O'Connor on mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. He leads that work for funds, family offices, and public and private companies. Startups hire him for those transactions too. In health care, technology, and manufacturing, he also leads private equity and venture capital deals. He earned his J.D. at New York University School of Law. He earned a B.A. in accounting, with distinction, at The George Washington University. Before Cozen O'Connor, he spent more than a decade as in-house general counsel and a business development executive. He also advises on financings for mergers and acquisitions.

Who is a good fit for Ira C. Gubernick

• Funds and family offices that need lead counsel for a company acquisition.
• Public and private companies planning a merger, a sale, or a joint venture.
• Startups pursuing a venture capital investment or a private equity transaction.

Education and admissions

Education

• New York University School of Law, J.D., 1989
• George Washington University, B.Acy. in accounting, 1986

Bar admissions

Pennsylvania

Recognition

• Chambers and Partners USA, 2024-2026
• Best Lawyers in America, 2026-2027
• IFLR1000, Highly Regarded, 2019-2025
• Philadelphia Business Journal, Best of the Bar, 2017

Specialties

Representative matters

As described on the firm’s website.

• Represented a steel fabrication and erection company in connection with the acquisition of a steel company with operations in the United States and India.
• Represented a health care real estate investment and management company in its acquisition of 10 skilled nursing facilities in California and a simultaneous master lease of the facilities to a long-term care advisory and services organization.
• Represented a New York-based private equity firm in its $13 million add-on acquisition of several funeral home and cemetery businesses in Georgia. ($13,000,000)
• Represented the owners in the sale of more than 25 franchises in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and exclusive territorial rights, to a growing franchisee. The owners sold the business operations only, with the franchisee continuing to lease many of the restaurants from the sellers. (seller side)
• Represented one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care services in connection with a strategic joint venture that purchased from REIT landlords the real estate and buildings of 18 skilled nursing facilities that are leased by the client. The transaction also involved the sale of eight skilled nursing facilities by the client to third parties.
• Represented one of the country's largest post-acute care providers in connection with the $84 million sale of its hospice and home health subsidiaries to a nationwide network of community-based hospice and palliative care programs. ($84,000,000)
• Represented a Pennsylvania-based cloud computing company in its acquisition of a proprietary, cloud-hosted contact center product line with operations in the United States and Israel.
• Represented the seller in the sale of 80 percent of a family business in the luxury retail industry. (seller side)

Deal profile

Typical deal size

Any deal size

Remote work

In-person / regional