George Cason
Attorney at Law
Texas
NY, TX, FL
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Work History
Blackwell, Blackburn, Herring & Singer LLP
Partner
Oct 2023 - Present
Provided legal services relating to corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, loans and private placements of debt and equity securities together with entity and fund formation and structuring as well as ‘outside general counsel’ matters, assisting clients with legal needs arising from day-to-day operations, including governance and complex contract negotiation.
Wood Banowsky, PLLC
Member
Mar 2021 - Oct 2021
Member of Wood Banowsky, a boutique law firm focusing on corporate matters. Represented clients in connection with a variety of corporate transactional matters, governance issues, complex contract negotiations and regulatory compliance.
Alternative Asset Manager
Associate Counsel
Jul 2013 - Mar 2021
Managed a broad array of legal matters arising from the business of a hedge fund and private equity complex with approximately $8 billion in assets under management, including oversight of transactional, regulatory and governance matters, provision of on-going securities offerings, negotiation of complex commercial contracts, and broker and counterparty arrangements.
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Associate
Aug 2011 - Jul 2013
Managed the structuring, documentation and execution of public and private mergers and acquisitions, including the negotiation and drafting of merger agreements, requisite disclosure letters and SEC filings.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Associate
Sep 2010 - Jul 2011
Oversaw the issuance, by means of registered offerings and private placements, of over $1.88 billion aggregate principal amount of secured, unsecured and convertible notes. Negotiated and drafted related offering circulars, underwriting agreements and indentures as well as attendant legal opinions, engagement letters and accounting comfort letters.