Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Michelle Gasaway is regularly sought after for her unique, broad experience with an extensive range of complex capital markets transactions that leverage her in-depth knowledge and allow her to provide customized, comprehensive service to her clients. Gasaway, together with her team, offers among the most comprehensive variety of capital markets services within the legal marketplace. For Gasaway, the last two years have been the busiest in her career, continuing to an even greater degree in 2021. She is a leader in the explosion of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), both on front-end IPOs and back-end “de-SPAC” mergers and PIPE financings, having been involved in well over 50 SPAC-related transactions just since summer 2020. Most recently, Gasaway represented PWP Forward Acquisition Corp. I, a first of its mission SPAC focused on improving access to public financing for companies that are founded by, led by or enrich the lives of women.
