Bio

Louis Hering is actively involved in the organization and structuring of all forms of Delaware alternative entities. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on structures involving alternative entities, and the delivery of third-party legal opinions in connection with the full spectrum of Delaware contracts. He works with private equity, hedge and mutual funds in connection with their formation and operation including, TPG Capital, Global Infrastructure Partners, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., Prudential Mutual and BlackRock. He also regularly represents sponsors and conflicts committees of master limited partnerships, including Enterprise Products Partners, EQT and Landmark Infrastructure Partners. Active in Delaware and national legal associations, Lou is a member and past chair of the Partnership and Limited Liability Company Committee of the Corporate Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA), which is responsible for annually reviewing and updating Delaware’s partnership and LLC statutes, and a member of the Statutory Trust Committee of the Commercial Law Section of the DSBA, which is responsible for reviewing and updating Delaware’s statutory trust act. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities of the Business Law Section (and chair of the LLC subcommittee), the Opinion Committee of the Business Law Section of the ABA, the Board of Directors of the Working Group on Legal Opinions and the TriBar Opinion Committee.