Rick Giovannelli
Recognized since 2007
Charlotte, North Carolina
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Venture Capital Law







Mr. Giovannelli is a partner in the Charlotte office and focuses his practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, including senior debt, mezzanine debt and growth equity, and general corporate matters.
Mr. Giovannelli regularly represents equity sponsors, mezzanine debt and growth equity investors and other participants in complex buyout, recapitalization and financing transactions. He also represents other companies on a variety of strategic, financing, and corporate matters.
Mr. Giovannelli has extensive experience in transactions involving companies in many industries, including telecommunications, health care, financial services, technology, manufacturing, distribution, media, retail, and services.
Mr. Giovannelli regularly represents equity sponsors, mezzanine debt and growth equity investors and other participants in complex buyout, recapitalization and financing transactions. He also represents other companies on a variety of strategic, financing, and corporate matters.
Mr. Giovannelli has extensive experience in transactions involving companies in many industries, including telecommunications, health care, financial services, technology, manufacturing, distribution, media, retail, and services.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.klgates.com/T-Richard-Giovannelli
Location
- 300 South Tryon Street, Suite 1000
Charlotte, NC 28202
Education
- University of Virginia, BA
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
Headquarters:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
291 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards







Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Corporate Law, Charlotte (2024)
- Corporate Law, Charlotte (2022)
- Venture Capital Law, Charlotte (2018)
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Charlotte (2017)
- Venture Capital Law, Charlotte (2015)
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Charlotte (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Venture Capital Law
Special Focus:
- Capital Markets
- COVID-19
Publications
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