Biography

Dilara is an Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group, based in the New York office. She represents public and private companies, boards of directors, shareholders, private equity firms and their portfolio companies in domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other equity investments. Dilara also advises domestic and foreign companies on general corporate law matters, including governance, disclosure and compliance matters.

Experience

Recent matters include the representation of: 

  • Merz Pharmaceuticals on its acquisition of Acorda Therapeutics 
  • Li-Cycle on its sale of assets to Glencore Ltd. 
  • Plenty Unlimited Inc. on its joint venture with Mawarid 
  • Alpha Dhabi on its acquisition of a stake in Gordon Technologies 
  • A biotechnology company on its acquisition of a clinical-stage, private biotechnology company focused on the development of CAR T-therapies 
  • Boxed, Inc. in connection with the sale of all its assets 
  • Leading sovereign wealth funds on co-investments in broader M&A transactions

Professional Highlights

New York
JD
Western University

Faculty of Law

BA
Western University

Richard Ivey School of Business

English

Service areas