Justin Hamill is the Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer at Silver Lake.
Prior to joining Silver Lake, Justin served as Global Chair of M&A at Latham & Watkins, where he advised public and private companies, investment funds, and financial institutions in negotiated and contested M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, public and private investments, and restructurings. As outside counsel, Justin advised Silver Lake on numerous transactions, including its investments in Vantage, Khazna, and ProService as well as the carveouts of Qualtrics from SAP and Altera from Intel.
Justin is the former secretary of the New York City Bar Association Committee on Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control Contests. He is also a published author and frequent speaker on corporate matters.
Justin has received numerous honors for his legal work. Notably, he was named to 40 Under 40 lists by both Crain’s New York Business and The M&A Advisor, and he was selected as a Rising Star by the New York Law Journal and a Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter. He has earned particular commendation for his media and entertainment-related work, having been recognized by The American Lawyer and The Hollywood Reporter as “one of Hollywood’s top dealmakers.” Variety has also selected Mr. Hamill as one of New York’s Elite Dealmakers and Hollywood’s New Leaders, including in the publication’s “Dealmakers Impact Report” highlighting the top lawyers in the entertainment industry.
Justin graduated with a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.