Charles Vernon

Charles Vernon

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Member Since 2023

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2023

Charles Vernon

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Managing Partner

Commercial Law

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Charles Vernon, a seasoned M&A and finance lawyer, guides major global clients through transactions, compliance, and governance challenges.

Professional Biography

Charles specializes in mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, and corporate finance. He has extensive experience in M&A matters, and during the last several years has completed billions of dollars in such transactions in Eastern Europe. He has represented major oil companies, retail firms, port operators, hotel and telecommunication companies in relation to a series of mergers and divestiture projects, including acquisitions, project financings, competition matters, privatizations, concession agreements, deal structuring, litigation, and post-acquisition operations and activities.

Charles has also advised a variety of borrowers and banks in lending transactions, including syndications and bonds. He has represented some of the world’s largest banks and financial institutions in lending and investing matters in Romania, Slovakia, and the Middle East.

A Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP-I), Charles has worked on numerous compliance matters, as well as on fraud and employee malfeasance cases, including investigations of possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and matters before the Romanian anti-corruption authority (the DNA). He regularly advises companies and investors on corporate best practices and the “do’s and don’ts” of good corporate governance and behavior.

Education & Certifications:

  • J.D., Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • M.A. (Honours), St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Scotland
  • Accounting (non-degree professional studies), University of Oklahoma, USA
  • Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP-I)

Qualified:

  • 1991 (Virginia)
  • 2008 (Registered Foreign Lawyer, Bucharest Bar)

Practice Areas

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About Vernon | David

Innovative, focused, passionate

We provide high-end, bespoke legal advice to a wide array of domestic and international clients, ranging from start-ups to large multinational companies and foreign governments. Currently, we have offices in Bucharest, Romania, and in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

Our law firm is structured to provide comprehensive, high-quality legal services to serve the domestic and international needs of our clients, drawing on the combined resources and diverse expertise of our lawyers. By offering a unique and strategic approach, our goal is to accomplish the client’s objectives in a succinct and efficient manner.

As active members of the local and foreign business community, we have been involved in a variety of business and legislative initiatives, including drafting the leasing laws of Moldova and taking a leading role in the reform of the Moldovan labor code. In addition, members of our firm act on various local boards and charities, including being board members of the American Chamber of Commerce and the European Business Association (EBA).

Vernon│David today has 7 partners and over 25 associates and staff located in both Bucharest and Chisinau.

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