Gerard A. Hekker

is a partner in Duane Morris LLP and a director in the Singapore-based joint law venture Duane Morris & Selvam LLP. Based in Asia since 1998, Gerard provides corporate legal representation on:

•cross-border M&A and investment involving public and private companies including share and asset acquisitions, shareholder and joint venture agreements, earn-out agreements, due diligence, antitrust, tax and regulatory compliance and business integration;
•technology transactions including infrastructure deployment and sharing agreements, managed services agreements, technology licensing and service agreements, MVNO agreements, national roaming and spectrum sharing agreements, distribution agreements, online payment solutions, contract manufacturing and toll manufacturing agreements; and
•Rule 144A and Regulation S global offerings, and US registered offerings, of debt and equity securities including liability management (exchange and tender offers and consent solicitations) and complex debt restructuring.

Gerard's industry experience includes telecommunications, media and technology (TMT), e-commerce, financial services, consumer and manufacturing, energy and natural resources, and downstream petroleum and petrochemicals.

Gerard has been admitted as an attorney in California since 1993 and as a solicitor in England and Wales since 2001. He is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific, Chambers Global, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyers and PLC Capital Markets. In the 2018 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific and Chambers Global, Gerard is described as being noted for both his capital markets and M&A work in sectors including telecoms, finance and resources. He is also known for his significant expertise in matters with Indonesian elements.

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Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2017-present
•Duane Morris & Selvam LLP
- Director, 2017-present
•Sidley Austin LLP
- Partner, 2013-2017
- Counsel, 2011-2012
•Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
- Counsel, 2006-2011
- Associate, 2000-2006
•Coudert Brothers
- Associate, 1998-2000
•Graham & James LLP
- Associate, 1994-1998

Honors and Awards

•Listed in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 as Recommended Lawyer in Capital Markets - Foreign Firms and Corporate and M&A - Foreign Firms

•Recognized in the area of Capital Markets Law by Best Lawyers in Singapore since 2018

•Ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019 for Corporate/M & A-Indonesia

•Ranked in Chambers Global 2019 for Corporate/M&A (International Firms)-Indonesia, Corporate/M & A-Singapore

•Listed in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 as recommended lawyer in Capital Markets - Foreign Firms, Corporate and M&A - Foreign Firms, Corporate and M&A - Local Firms and TMT - Local Firms

•Ranked in Chambers Global 2018 for Capital Markets (International Firms) and Corporate/M&A (International Firms)-Indonesia, Capital Markets and Corporate/M & A-Singapore

•Leading Individual (Capital Markets, Indonesia and Corporate/M&A, Indonesia Expert based abroad) - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Sale and Leaseback of Telecommunications Towers, CLE and Client Presentation, 2018

• Overview of Covenants In High-Yield Debt Securities, CLE Presentation, 2018

• Sale & Purchase Agreements, Conditions Precedent, Warranties & Indemnities, Closing, CLE Presentation, 2017

• Privacy and Cloud Computing, Client Presentation, 2016

• Standard Tax Clauses in M&A Transactions, CLE Presentation, 2016

• Drafting Licensing Agreements, Client Presentation, 2015