Biography
Linda Igarashi is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm’s Orange County office and is a member of the firm’s Healthcare, Private Equity, Food and Beverage, and Latin America teams.
Areas of Practice
Linda represents public and private companies, private equity firms, strategic investors and financial institutions. Her practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, debt and equity financing, business formation and structuring, and general corporate governance matters. She is a tireless advocate and trustworthy advisor in complex M&A transactions. She combines her M&A expertise and relationship skills to work effectively with all parties to structure mutually beneficial transactions. She also represents clients in cross-border transactions, particularly in Mexico, and is fluent in Spanish.
Prior to her legal career, Linda worked as a financial analyst with the Federal Reserve Bank and as a risk management consultant with Deloitte, and she brings this experience to her transactional practice. Linda’s diverse experience and perspective from all sides of the transaction is instrumental in the attainment of her client’s goals through practical solutions as well as balanced legal risk.
Linda co-leads Sheppard Mullin’s Orange County Diversity and Inclusion Working Group.