Fred Leffler

Fred’s legal career spans over thirty years and includes time as a partner in a large US law firm as well as embedded in house counsel to multi-billion dollar companies. Fred is primarily a deal lawyer – and his experience includes over 250 acquisitions, strategic alliances and capital raises / financing transactions. While much of his work has been US focused, he has been counsel on transactions that have occurred in over 35 countries.

His unique perspective on practicing law is no surprise as his experience fuses solid “big law” training with the practicality and management skills that come from working within the business. His in house counsel service, which informs his practical approach and his attention to project schedules and budgets, includes two years with a global corporation where he was the primary legal counsel and lead negotiator for business units with over $1B of revenue; and, three years at a publicly traded utility where he was responsible for supply chain agreements accounting for over $7B of annual spend. Fred then spent the next two years as an investment banker (FINRA Series 79 licensed) where he applied his legal skills to strategically position his client’s businesses and negotiate the sale of their businesses. Benefiting from these acquired skills and experiences, Fred is uniquely prepared to provide sound, creative, practical and efficient legal solutions.

Fred earned his B.A. in Business Administration from Grove City College, Grove City PA and graduated cum laude from The University of Akron School of Law.