Diriki T. Geuka

Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity

Diriki T. Geuka is a senior associate in Townsend & Lockett, LLC’s corporate and transactional law group.  He works on a team focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital deals.  Diriki’s goal in all his representative engagements is to efficiently and seamlessly accomplish desired outcomes for his clients.

Diriki was previously a Pinellas Assistant County Attorney, and he began his career as a federal staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta.  While in law school, he was an intern for the Honorable Julie S. Sneed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.  Diriki served as a student editor member of the Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy.  Prior to becoming an attorney, Diriki was a middle school World History teacher for gifted and advanced students. 

  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • Stetson University College of Law, J.D., Law, Merit Scholar, 2017
  • Truman Bodden Law School – Cayman Islands, Study Abroad in International Tax & Comparative Real Estate, 2016
  • Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, B.S., Social Science Education, Magna Cum Laude, with Honors, 2013

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Corporate and Finance:

  • Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition of an Atlanta advertising and media firm, in a deal qualifying as an Atlanta Business Chronicle 2025 deal of the year finalist.
  • Served as seller’s counsel in the majority interest sale of a $97,500,000 private equity company.
  • Acted as legal counsel for a $235,000,000 public financing.
  • Represented a Georgia municipality in a $33,000,000 bond issuance.
  • Represented a multi-national beverage company in the sale of a continental Asian-based asset production facility.
  • Closed two pooled investment funds for a $125,000,000 Atlanta-based venture capital firm.
  • Facilitated over 25 investor-side venture capital investments in various portfolio companies.
  • Served as buyer’s counsel on behalf of a global information, data, and marketing management firm prior to the acquisition of a U.K.-based target.
  • Closed a $105,000,000 public financing on behalf of a local government entity.
  • Represented a multi-national beverage company in the sale of intellectual property marks in a cross-border transaction spanning Canada and the United States.
  • Represented a global auto parts company in the acquisition of a New York-based custom control panel manufacturer.
  • Closed a $20,000,000 revolving loan.
  • Outstanding Georgia Citizen, State of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, January 27, 2026
  • President, Emerging 100 of Atlanta (2023–2025)
  • Director, Rogue Elephants: A Story of Mentorship (2026)
  • Legal Elite, Georgia Trend Magazine (2025)
  • Chair, The DREAM: A Vision for Atlanta’s Future, The Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program (2025)
  • 40 Under 40 Awardee, Atlanta Business Chronicle (2025)
  • Board Member, Stetson Law Alumni Association (2024–2027)
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters (2025 & 2026)
  • Graduate, Young Gamechangers, GeorgiaForward (2025)
  • Game Changers Awardee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (2024)
  • LEAD Atlanta (2023)
  • Dean Richard Dillon Excellence in Real Property Award (2017)
  • Marc L. Levine Award (2017)
  • Pinellas County Attorney’s Office, 2019–2021
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2017–2018
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Spring 2017 Internship

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