Jeffrey R. Houle

Chambers USA

• Band 3, District of Columbia Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (2017-2024)
  Chambers comments, "Jeffrey Houle is noted for his capabilities in cross-border M&A. His clients include Fortune 500 companies." Clients say, "He is the consummate professional and is available 24/7 for his clients who are going through the most meaningful financial transactions of their lives." "He has incredible depth of knowledge and client service." "Jeff has deep industry expertise which proved to be exceptionally important." "Jeff is very service-oriented and willing to find innovative solutions."
• Band 4, District of Columbia Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (2013-2016)
• Band 3, Northern Virginia Corporate/M&A (2012)

The Legal 500 United States

•  Recommended, M&A: Middle Market ($500m-$999m) (2014)

Additional Awards

• Recognized in the Euromoney Expert Guides: Guide to the World’s Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Attorneys
• Named in The Best Lawyers in America®, Who's Who in American Law, The International Who's Who of Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers and other Who's Who publications
• Rated AV® (highest ranking) by Martindale-Hubbell®
• Named a Washington, DC Super Lawyer
• Washington SmartCEO has listed him among its Legal Elite
• Jeff is a Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford University

"Having the support of Jeff Houle, Richard May and the entire DLA Piper team was essential to the success of this transaction. They were able to accomplish a complicated cross-border deal in the middle of a pandemic, worked tirelessly through the holidays with year-end deadlines, demonstrating their exceptional work ethic and deal-making prowess, and we could not be more appreciative of their efforts."
- Paul Howarth, CEO of Times Higher Education

"Engaging Jeff and the DLA Piper team to guide us through this important transaction was one of the best decisions I have made in my professional career"
- Chris Healey, CFO, Black Diamond Networks
 
"As a business owner who happens to be deaf, working with an innovative team that is able to easily adapt to the complexities of communication while also managing the many challenges of completing this transaction was very important to me, and DLA Piper went above and beyond my expectations in this regard"
- Robert Rice, President and Founder, BayFirst
 
"The COVID crisis struck early in our preparations to engage potential buyers. Houle and his team’s advice and guidance were spot-on throughout the course of this transaction" 
- Matt Perl, CFO, Orbis Operations

Jeff serves on the editorial board of Gaming Law Review and is co-author of Internet Law and Regulation, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (8 vols.). His publications also include:

• "Special Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions of Government Contractors," Washington Business Journal
• "Initial Public Offering Opportunities in the Current Market," Grant Thornton White Paper
• "Mergers and Acquisitions: Hidden Liabilities in a Down Market," Grant Thornton White Paper
• "Changing of the Guard: Corporate Succession Issues," The Daily Deal
• "Securities Law Compliance - A Tangled Web: Raising Capital Over the Internet," Cyber Securities Law
• "Raising Capital on the Internet," Washington Business Journal
• "The Quest for Venture Capital," Triangle Business Journal
• "Venture Capital Small Business Advisor," Baltimore Business Journal
• "A Primer: How to Take a Private Company Public," Boston Business Journal, Florida Business Journal

• "DLA Piper advises Net Vision Consultants in its acquisition by Arlington Capital Partners' Eqlipse Technologies," Businesswire (August 21, 2023)
• "Jeffrey Houle of DLA Piper DC Named to HBS Club Board of Trustees," citybizlist (August 27, 2018)
• "Analysis: Aerospace M&A Likely to Get Boost From US Budget Deal," The New York Times (December 17, 2013)
• "Major Contracting Reform Could Hurt Competition, Small Biz," Law360 (July 10, 2012)

Jeff has provided assistance to numerous charitable organizations, including the serving on the Executive Committee of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Center for Public-Private Partnerships, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, National Kidney Foundation, Fight for Children and Children's National Medical Center.

Teaching Experience

Jeff has participated as a member of the adjunct faculty and lecturer at graduate business and law schools of leading universities including Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Columbia University Business School, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Tsinghua University (清华大学), Peking University or Beida (北大), University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business, Georgetown University Law Center, the Center for Law and Innovation and Albany Law School.

• The Economic Club of Washington, DC
• The Economic Club of New York
• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization), Board Member, Washington-Baltimore Chapter, Past Chapter Chairs, Global One Chapter, Founder and Chapter Chair, Northern Virginia Chapter
• Association for Capital Growth
• Founding Member, Board of Directors, Washington, DC Technology Council
• Northern Virginia Technology Council
• Maryland High Technology Council
• American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Venture Capital and Private Equity Committee
• Inter-Pacific Bar Association
• US Chamber of Commerce, Asia Committee
• Georgetown University Law Center Alumni Committee
• Boston College Alumni Admissions Committee
• Chair, Government Contractor Industry Roundtable, Harvard Club of New York City
• Associates Board, Wolf Trap
• Board member, George Mason University School of Business Government Contractor Institute