Joe Awad is a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate Practice. Joe represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies in mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance, and commercial transactions. He handles legal matters across technology, industrial, and retail sectors. Joe previously served as vice president, counsel, and secretary at The Gores Group and its portfolio companies, where he managed numerous acquisition and sale transactions, debt financings, general corporate matters for the private equity firm and its portfolio companies and coordinated legal strategies with executive leadership teams. Joe also managed various litigation matters for the private equity firm and its portfolio companies, including SPAC-related class actions suits.
Joe structures and negotiates purchase and sale agreements, equity arrangements, and other commercial agreements for private equity and corporate clients. Joe is well-versed in complex corporate transactions, including cross-border transactions and regulatory compliance. Joe also has broad experience in handling operational and commercial matters for portfolio companies in various industries, including industrial and technology sectors.
Experience
Representative Matters
• Advised private equity firm on the sale of its portfolio company, a leading provider of APU MRO Solutions.°
• Advised private equity firm on the sale of its portfolio company, a leading digital jukebox business that provides tech-driven in-venue digital music and video entertainment and advertising.°
• Advised private equity firm on the sale of its portfolio company, a leading solutions partner to the global automotive industry specializing in design and manufacture of engineered plastic injection-molded components.°
• Advised private equity firm on the sale of its portfolio company, a global leader in wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for radio and TV.°
• Advised private equity firm on the sale of its portfolio company, a specialty pulp mill business.°
• Advised private equity firm on the sale of its portfolio company, a global information and communications technology services and solutions provider.°
• Advised private equity firm on the sale of its portfolio company, a leading provider of customized infrastructure, cloud architecture and virtualized solutions to enterprise customers.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Awad prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
In-House Experience
• Vice President, Counsel & Secretary, The Gores Group, 2002-2025
