Gregory Gooding is of counsel in the firm’s New York office. A former member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group, his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and other transactions for public companies, financial institutions, private equity funds and other domestic and international clients. Mr. Gooding was recognized for M&A by The Legal 500 US (2019) and IFLR1000 (2022) and as a leading M&A lawyer in Latin America by Chambers USA (2018), Chambers Latin America (2020) and Chambers Global (2020). In The Legal 500 US, he has been lauded by clients for being “extremely responsive, diligent and business savvy” and in Chambers Global sources noted he “stands out for his hands-on approach to a deal.” In previous editions of the guides, Mr. Gooding was noted for being “very well versed in everything cutting-edge” and “pragmatic, with his eye on the ball in terms of getting the deal done.”
Mr. Gooding is the co-author of Takeovers: A Strategic Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2020). He is also a member of the team that authored the 2025 update of “Insurance and Investment Management M&A Deskbook,” published by Practising Law Institute. Other published articles include: “Special Committee Midyear Report,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and HLS Forum on Corporate Governance (August, 2024); “Tiny Tweaks To Bank Merger Forms May Have Big Impact,” Law360 (May, 2024); “Delaware Supreme Court Holds MFW Inapplicable Based on Banker Conflict Disclosure Deficiencies,” Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance (May, 2024); “Del. Ruling Highlights M&A Deal Adviser Conflict Disclosures,” Law360 (May, 2024); “Delaware Supreme Court Holds Entire Fairness Applicable to All Conflicted Controller Transactions,” Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance (April, 2024); “Special Committee Report,” Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance (February, 2024); “Precise Advance Notice Bylaws May Help Prevent Disputes,” Law360 (January, 2024); “Delaware holds target cannot recover lost-premium damages,” Westlaw Today (November, 2023); “Special Committee Report,” Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance (August, 2023); “Del. Ruling May Signal New Era Of Board Accountability,” Law360 (August, 2023); “Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses the Mindbody Problem,” CLS Blue Sky Blog (March, 2023); “Special Committees and M&A: A Half-Year Report,” The M&A Lawyer (September, 2022); “Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses SEC’s Proposed SPAC Rules and Investment Banks,” CLS Blue Sky Blog (May, 2022); “Special Committee Report,” Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance (March, 2022); “The End of Leveraged Buy Outs as We Know Them? Hardly,” Bloomberg Law (February, 2021); “Sponsor-Backed PIPEs Can Aid In The Race For Liquidity,” Law360 (May, 2020); “Navigating Indirect Transfer Restrictions,” Bloomberg Law (March, 2020); “What the FRB Non-Control Proposal Means for Activist Investment in Banks,” Bloomberg Law (May, 2019); “Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation: Delaware M&A Appraisal After DFC, Dell and Aruba,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation (May, 2019); “Debevoise Discusses Delaware Chancery Ruling on a Material Adverse Event,” The CLS Blue Sky Blog (October, 2018); “US And UK Share Purchase Agreements: Comparing Approaches,” Practical Law (2015); “Getting to an Answer in In Re Answers,” Private Funds Management (2014); “How Sell Side Advisors Can Reduce Litigation Risk in Light of Delaware’s Rural/Metro Decision,” Journal of Investment Compliance (2014); “The Liquidity Crunch (This Year's Model): Recent Delaware Cases Involving Controlling Stockholders,” The M&A Lawyer (2012); and “Yes Virginia, You Really Can Waive Fraud Claims,” Private Equity Manager (2012). He is also a contributing author of the Debevoise & Plimpton Financial Institutions Report, the Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report and The Private Equity Primer: The Best of the Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report.
Mr. Gooding joined Debevoise in 1988 and was a partner from 1996 through 2025. He was resident in the firm’s Hong Kong office from its opening in 1994 until 1998. Mr. Gooding received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1987 and his A.B. from Kenyon College in 1983. Prior to joining the firm, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Robert Hill, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Gregory Gooding律师是美国德普律师事务所公司业务部的一名合伙人，也是德普并购业务团队的成员。他的主要执业领域为为上市公司、金融机构、私募基金及其他境内和国际客户提供并购及其他交易业务的法律服务。Gooding律师在证券发行、重组和特别委员会事务领域也具有丰富的经验。他在并购领域获得《美国法律500强》（2019年）和《国际金融法律评论》（2020年）的高度评价。在《美国法律500强》中他因“迅速响应客户需求，工作勤奋且具备商业头脑”而受到客户的赞许。《美国钱伯斯》（2018年）、《拉美钱伯斯》（2020年）和《全球钱伯斯》（2020年）则将Gooding律师列为拉丁美洲杰出的并购业务律师，并援引消息称其“处理交易时亲历亲为的方式令其脱颖而出。”该指南在其往期版本中称赞Gooding律师“对任何前沿业务都十分熟悉”，“实干，专注于完成交易”，并且“了解商业实际并能确实把握市场走向”。Gooding律师在拉丁美洲广受关注，因而获得《拉丁律师250强》（2017年）的高度评价。
Gooding律师与人共同撰写的文章包括：“收购：并购战略指南”，《Wolters Kluwer Law& Business》（2020年）；“保险与投资管理并购桌面手册”，Practising Law Institute（2018年）；Gooding律师发表的文章还包括：“德普讨论美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提议的特殊目的收购公司（SPAC） 规则和投资银行”，“CLS蓝天博客（2022年5月）”，“特别委员会报告”，哈佛论坛的企业管治（2022 年 3 月）；“杠杆收购的终结，正如我们所知？未必”，《彭博法律》（2021年2月）；“发起人支持的PIPE交易可助力流动性竞争”，《法律360》（2020年5月）；“应对间接转移的限制”，《彭博法律》（2020年3月）：“联邦储备委员会的非控制性提案对于激进银行投资的意义”，《彭博法律》（2019年5月）；“哈佛法学院公司治理与金融监管论坛：继DFC、戴尔和Aruba裁决后的特拉华州并购评估”，哈佛法学院公司治理与金融监管论坛（2019年5月）；“德普阐述特拉华州衡平法院对于重大不利事件的裁决”， CLS蓝天博客（2018年10月）；“美国和英国股权收购协议：方法比较”，《实用法律》（2015年）；“通过‘In Re Answers’的案件找到答案”，《私募基金管理》（2014年）；“鉴于特拉华法院对‘Rural/Metro’一案的判决，出售方顾问该如何降低诉讼风险”，《投资合规期刊》（2014年）；“资金紧缩（年度案例）：近期涉及控股股东的特拉华州案例”，《并购律师》（2012年）；“弗吉尼亚州可以选择废除欺诈索赔”，《私募基金管理者》（2012年）。他同时也是《德普金融机构业务报告》《德普私募基金业务报告》及《私募基金业务入门：德普私募基金报告精选》的供稿人。
Gooding律师于1988年加入德普并于1996年成为合伙人。他于1994年香港办公室刚成立时至1998年期间常驻于香港办公室。Gooding律师于1987年从耶鲁大学法学院毕业，获得法律博士学位，在耶鲁求学期间他还担任了《国际法期刊》的主编。他于1983年从凯尼恩学院毕业，获得文学学士学位。在加入德普之前，Gooding律师于美国第五巡回法院上诉庭担任Robert Hill法官的助理。