Professional Experience
Mr. Leary has extensive experience advising public and private companies, boards of directors and executives in a broad range of complex business, litigation and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public and private securities offerings, corporate finance, SEC reporting and compliance, corporate governance and executive compensation. Mr. Leary has served as outside transactional and general counsel to clients in a variety of industries, including retailing and e-commerce, apparel, consumer products, manufacturing, engineering, restaurants, food and beverage distribution, Internet media and advertising, insurance, professional services, healthcare, and real estate development and management.
Prior to joining Manatt, Mr. Leary served as a senior executive and general counsel of a large, publicly-traded apparel retailer, where he was responsible for management and oversight of all legal affairs and human resources. Prior to his position there, Mr. Leary was a partner for more than 12 years with a large international law firm, where he was a member of the corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities practice groups.
Education
UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California, J.D., 1988.
UCLA Law Review (1987-1988).
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Economics and Business, cum laude, 1985.
Memberships & Activities
Admitted to practice in the state of California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Member, Advisory Council, Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, USC Marshall School of Business, 1997 to 2009.
Advised Pretend City, The Children’s Museum of Orange County, on a pro bono basis in connection with various financing and start-up matters.
Speaking Engagements
Speaker and panelist at numerous professional seminars and conferences, including Practicing Law Institute, Glasser Legal Works “Recent SEC Developments,” KPMG Audit Committee Roundtable, and Orange County Leadership Forum.