About Zade Saad Shakir
Zade Shakir has a broad-based corporate practice with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and transactions in the sports industry. He represents private equity firms, financial institutions, private companies and sports teams in a range of transactional matters, including sales and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, corporate governance and other corporate and commercial transactions.
Results through resolve and relationships
Prior to joining Katten, Zade was the legal intern for two different teams in the National Basketball Association and one team in Major League Baseball. He also taught high school math through Teach for America, founded a nonprofit exercise program for children with special needs and presented a TEDx Talk.
Practice Focus
- Sports
- Sports facilities
- Corporate transactions
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity