Dietrich A. Loos

Special Counsel

  • Dietrich A. Loos
  • Phone: +1 312 499 0149

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700
    Chicago, IL 60603-3433
    USA

Dietrich A. Loos practices in the area of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and financing. Mr. Loos negotiates, documents and structures acquisitions and divestitures, including purchases/sales of stock and of assets. Mr. Loos represents clients in such industries as manufacturing, financial services and direct marketing.

Mr. Loos is a 1998 graduate (high honors) of the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review, and a summa cum laude graduate of Pepperdine University, Seaver College. Mr. Loos is a member of the American and Illinois State bar associations.

Representative Matters

  • Represented the Refac Optical Group, a leading provider of vision care products and services, in the sale of one of its subsidiaries, Nationwide Optical Group, Inc., to Clarkson EyeCare Partners, Inc.

  • Represented Calumet Armature & Electric, LLC, an Illinois-based provider of design, manufacturing, assembly, and repair services of electric motors for the industrial and mass transit markets, in the sale of all its membership interests to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: IESC).

  • Represented a Chicago-based private equity fund in the sale of a Michigan headquartered benefits payments processing services company to an Ohio-based private equity firm.

  • Represented a manufacturer of boilers, generators and heaters in its sale to a private equity company.

  • Represented a full-service direct marketing firm headquartered in Oregon in its sale for approximately $20 million to two private equity firms.

  • Negotiated, documented and structured acquisitions and divestitures, including mergers, purchases/sales of stock and purchases/sales of assets.

  • Drafted and negotiated securities offerings, both public and private and have drafted and filed documents with the SEC, including registration statements and proxy materials.

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School, J.D., high honors, 1998

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Special Counsel, 2016-present
    - Associate, 2003-2016
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, Illinois
    - Associate, 1998-2003

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association