A trusted advisor with more than 25 years of experience structuring complex transactions and holding senior executive roles at market-leading companies, Edward Taibi provides insider knowledge when advising clients on a variety of their business needs.
Ed’s practice focuses on innovative transactional structuring, corporate governance, public and private financings, complex legal matters, and regulatory initiatives. He has led or executed M&A, investing, financing and joint venture transactions representing over $30 billion in value. Ed is also well versed in advising companies in regulated industries such as Defense and Government Services, Renewable and Nuclear Energy, Financial Technology, Consumer Products, and Business and Marketing Services. He also brings extensive experience working with family offices and their advisors to tailor capital investments in both private and public companies. In addition to his transactional leadership, Ed's substantial background in corporate governance, SEC and other regulatory matters, and in building strategic relationships with key advisors and stakeholders, underscores his ability to drive impactful results in high-stakes transactions.
Throughout his career, Ed has held senior executive roles, including General Counsel and Executive Vice President - Strategic Initiatives & Government Affairs of the publicly-traded renewable energy company, Archaea Energy; Executive Vice President at MacAndrews & Forbes; and General Counsel of nuclear fusion technology company, SHINE Technologies. While at MacAndrews & Forbes, he drove dozens of acquisitions, divestitures and financing transactions. He has also executed major corporate transactions while serving as a senior executive of operating companies, including the approximate $4.1 billion sale of Archaea Energy. Ed brings extensive experience in leading both multi-billion-dollar and middle-market transactions, often groundbreaking in nature, while also offering insider advice from his multi-disciplinary operating company management background.
Ed gained sophisticated legal experience earlier in his career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and at Chiomenti in Milan, Italy. He is fluent in Italian and proficient in Spanish.
Practice Areas
Education
J.D., New York University School of Law, 1998
B.A., summa cum laude, Rutgers University, 1995
- Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- New York
Languages
- Italian
- Spanish
