Lawyers / Professionals

 
Rachel Williams Mantz       
Partner
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818
T: 312.849.8233
F: 312.849.8133
rmantz@mcguirewoods.com
 

Ms. Mantz's practice focuses on corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, complex contracts and business structuring, formation and reorganization. Her focus on corporate transactions involves the structuring, documenting, reviewing and negotiating of a variety of deals including asset and stock purchase transactions, merger agreements, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, operating agreements and other corporate transactional agreements. She also provides general corporate advice for corporations, limited liability companies and other businesses in a variety of industries.

Ms. Mantz also counsels clients on securities law compliance, public and private securities transactions, registration of securities, legal strategy and general corporate procedures. She spends a substantial amount of her time representing clients on securities matters, including the preparation of periodic filings under the '34 Act and registration of securities under the '33 Act. Ms. Mantz advises boards of directors and corporate management on corporate governance and reporting obligations. She has represented public and private companies of all sizes in a variety of industries in connection with private placements of securities, spin-offs and tender offers.


Practices & Industries
Firm Management
  • Chair, Women's Leadership Forum, Chicago Office
  • Member, Opinion Committee
  • Member, Recruiting Committee, Chicago Office

Honors
  • Member, Women Rainmakers Roundtable

Previous Experience
  • Associate, Jenner & Block

Publications
  • Illinois Business Law: Mergers and Acquisitions, Chapter 2, Letters of Intent (IICLE, 2011)
  • Illinois Business Law Series, Vol. IV: Mergers and Acquisitions, Chapter 2, Letters of Intent (IICLE 2005)

Professional Affiliations
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Wisconsin
 

EDUCATION

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Advanced Leadership Program, 2010

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, J.D., 1997

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, B.A. Psychology, 1994

 
 

ADMITTED

Illinois 1997

Wisconsin 1997

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Madison, Wisconsin