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Amara Lin
Amara Lin
Partner · Corporate & M&A
Mergers & acquisitions
Investment rounds
Commercial contracts
Shareholder agreements
Amara Lin
Partner · Corporate & M&A
Office
New York
amara.lin@gravislaw.com
Phone
+1 (212) 555 0148
Languages
English, Mandarin
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Biography
Amara advises founders, family offices and owner-managed companies on acquisitions, investment rounds and the contracts that run a business day to day.
Before joining Gravis she spent six years in the M&A group of a global firm in New York and Hong Kong.
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Focus areas
Mergers & acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side deals for founders and family offices.
Investment rounds
Seed to growth-stage financings for owner-managed companies.
Commercial contracts
Supply, licensing and services agreements that hold up.
Shareholder agreements
Governance, vesting and exit terms set before they are needed.
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Notable matters
2025
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Acquisition
$38M cross-border acquisition closed
A US logistics group’s purchase of a UK competitor.
2024
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Buyout
$12M founder buyout negotiated
Co-founders separated without litigation in nine weeks.
2023
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Financing
$20M Series B closed
Growth round for a New York healthcare platform.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Education & admissions
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School
2009
B.A., University of Chicago
2006
Bar admissions
New York State Bar
2010
Hong Kong (Foreign Lawyer)
2014
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Languages
English
Native
Mandarin
Fluent
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Recognition
2025
Corporate/M&A, Up and Coming
Chambers USA
2024
Dealmaker of the Year
Metropolitan Law Journal
2022
40 Under 40
Counsel Review
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Insights by Amara Lin