Biography
Aaron L. Pawlitz serves as the Practice Group Leader for the Corporate Strategies practice group. He is a transactional attorney focusing on publicly-traded and closely-held businesses, mergers and acquisitions, securities, real estate, distribution, and other commercial transactions.
In his corporate practice, Aaron guides business leaders and investors through regulatory, contractual, and deal-making landscapes so that they can achieve their objectives, pursue new opportunities, and move confidently through emerging challenges. He frequently represents buyers or sellers in merger and acquisition transactions and, since 2007, has worked with the transactional insurance products that facilitate those transactions. Those products include representations and warranties insurance, tax indemnity insurance, and intellectual property liability insurance, and the dollar value of the underlying transactions have ranged from $8 million to $27 billion. He also frequently represents clients analyzing their corporate finance options, including issuers in securities offerings. Aaron’s transactional experience extends to counseling clients regarding franchise and other distribution network alternatives.
Practice Areas
- Corporate Strategies
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities, Capital Markets & Investments
- Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Athletics
- Early-Stage Companies
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002)
- Editor-in-Chief, Saint Louis University Law Journal
- University of Missouri at St. Louis (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997)
- Political Science
Legal Background
- Spencer Fane LLP (2016-2021)
- Lewis Rice LLC (2002-2016)
- Summer associate, Lewis Rice LLC (2001)
- Summer associate, Spencer Fane LLP (2000)
- Intern, Office of the United States Trustee, Eastern District of Missouri (1994-1995)
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Admissions
- Missouri Bar
- Illinois Bar
Charitable & Civic Activities
- Board of Trustees, LHM Foundation (2022–present)
- Board of Governors, Missouri Athletic Club (2016–2022, 2023–2024)
- Board of Trustees, Lutheran High School Association of St. Louis (2023–present)
- Board of Directors, Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri (2015–2018)
- Board of Directors, Christ Community Lutheran School (2012–2018); President (2015–2017)
- Class Agent, Saint Louis University School of Law Alumni Council (2004–2006)
- Attorney Volunteer, Volunteer Lawyers Program, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (2003–2007)
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America (2021-2025)
- Preeminent AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- Top 100 St. Louisans to Know to Succeed in Business (April 2022)
- Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® (2020-2024)
