California license and practice

Andrew M. Apfelberg is admitted to practice law in California and is a member of the State Bar of California in good standing (State Bar of California #186497). He is also admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Wyoming. Verify the current individual Bar record at apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/186497 before hiring an attorney.

Andrew M. Apfelberg is a Partner at Greenberg Glusker LLP in Los Angeles, a corporate and finance attorney for middle-market companies, outside general counsel, and advisor on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and financing, joint ventures and licensing. His clients include branded consumer-products companies, manufacturers and distributors, and high-net-worth individuals and family offices. Before law school he earned his bachelor’s degree from the USC Marshall School of Business and worked in investment banking at Houlihan Lokey; he earned his law degree from Boston College Law School. He is a former president of ACG Los Angeles (and served on its global board and executive committee, co-chairing the ACG LA annual business conference), serves on VSP Global committees, guest lectures at Loyola Law School, co-founded the Change 4 Children’s Foundation, is President of the Dorothy W. Gach Charitable Foundation, serves on the Wyoming Soccer Association board, and is a founding member of the US Soccer At-Large Development Council. His recognition includes Legal 500 US Elite, Los Angeles – Corporate M&A (2026); Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year,” Corporate Law, Los Angeles (2027); Best Lawyers, Corporate Law and M&A Law (2024–2027); Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers (2026); LA Times Private Equity and M&A Visionaries (2026); LABJ Leaders of Influence: M&A (2026); LABJ Top 100 Lawyers (2022–2025); and Super Lawyers, Business Law (2005–2026); he holds the AV Preeminent 5.0 rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Matters this legal field covers

Mergers and acquisitions legal work may cover M&A transactions, private equity and financing, joint ventures, licensing and outside general counsel services.

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