Mazen Asbahi
Associate
Mazen Asbahi focuses on drafting and negotiating various types of corporate and commercial agreements, including purchase agreements, equity financing documents, intellectual property licenses, consulting agreements and employment agreements.
Mazen Asbahi concentrates his practice in the areas of:
- Private equity and venture capital
- Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions
- General corporate representations
- Nonprofit and tax-exempt law
Publications
"Paddling Down Esopus Creek," (Co-Author) The Bankruptcy Strategist (March 2007) (Reprinted in Corporate Counselor, April 2007)
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Schiff Hardin, Mr. Asbahi was an associate at two other major Chicago-based law firms. During law school, he gained additional relevant experience as a law clerk in the City of Chicago Corporation Counsel's Office.
Education
Northwestern University School of Law
(J.D., cum laude,
2000)
Judicial Extern — Honorable Sidney L. Schenkier
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1999)
University of Michigan
(B.A., Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, highest honors,
1996)
London School of Economics — London, United Kingdom
(Study Abroad Program,
1994-1995)
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Civic and Charitable Memberships
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Board of Directors
Leadership Greater Chicago
Fellow
Chicago Legal Clinic
Auxiliary Board
