R. Bradford Malt

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R. Bradford Malt
Born (1954-08-01) August 1, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesBrad
Alma mater Harvard College
Harvard Law School
Occupation(s)Corporate Lawyer, Chairman of Ropes & Gray
EmployerRopes & Gray
Parent(s)Ronald A. Malt, Geraldine Malt

Ronald Bradford ("Brad") Malt (born August 1, 1954) is a prominent corporate lawyer and the former chairman of Ropes & Gray LLP, whose practice focused on private equity transactions. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Ronald Bradford Malt was born in 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the son of Geraldine and Ronald A. Malt. [3] Malt graduated from Harvard College (1976) with a degree in applied mathematics and from Harvard Law School (1979). [4]

Career

Malt joined Ropes & Gray LLP in 1979. He became a member of the firm's management committee in 1993 [1] [5] and has served as Chair of the firm from 2004 through 2019 . [6]

Malt is a corporate lawyer who was founder of the private equity practice at Ropes & Gray. He has been called "one of the top lawyers in the country for handling leveraged buyouts and private equity deals." [7]

In 2003, when Mitt Romney was elected Governor of Massachusetts, Malt became trustee of the blind trusts holding Governor Romney's assets. [8] He continued to serve as sole trustee of the trusts during Governor Romney's presidential campaigns in 2008 [9] and 2012. [10] [9]

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