Wayne H. Elowe is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s global Life Sciences and Medical Technology Group and Co-Chair of the Corporate Practice in Atlanta, United States. He concentrates his practice on corporate counseling, international business and complex commercial transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, licensing, joint ventures, strategic investments and alliances, and technology transactions.
With over 30 years’ experience, in the life sciences industry, Wayne represents publicly traded and privately held multinational corporations, private equity and venture capital funds and other investors. He counsels companies developing and commercializing pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices, med-tech and AI and other related assets. Wayne is regularly involved with complex relationships involving the acquisition, licensing, sharing, development and monetization of technology-driven assets, including critical exit M&A and exclusive licensing deals. He is frequently called upon to work with clients across multiple jurisdictions around the world to develop and ensure that strategic goals are consistently implemented in their transactions and partnering relationships.
Wayne has represented clients in over 50 countries in North America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. He has more than 30 years’ experience representing U.S. companies doing business in China and representing Chinese public and privately-owned companies as their global counsel. Wayne also represents a number of European and Asia-based clients in connection with their M&A, licensing and other commercial transactions and strategic growth in the U.S. and globally.
In addition to his transactional experience, Wayne also serves in the role of outside general counsel to a number of multinational clients and is actively involved with their senior executive teams and boards of directors in developing and implementing strategy-concerning matters such as new business and product initiatives as well as corporate matters and litigation.
Wayne holds a JD in International Law and Legal Studies from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, United States, as well as a BA in Government and International Politics from Connecticut College, United States.
