New York M&A and Transactional Attorney

I design and close deals. Buy-side and sell-side. Letter of intent through closing. $5 million to $1 billion and up.

The track record: 17 years, more than 500 closed transactions, over $3 billion in aggregate deal value. I spent nearly a decade running high-stakes M&A and securities work at Schulte Roth & Zabel and BakerHostetler, then went in-house as a General Counsel and lived with deal documents from the operator's side. Both billion-dollar exits I helped lead — a PE-backed telecom company and a PE-backed government contracting business — closed because the structure was right long before the signature pages went out.

What you get on a deal

• Deal design. LOI and term sheet strategy, purchase price mechanics, earnouts, rollover equity, escrows, and the tax and governance structure that determines what you actually keep.
• Negotiation leadership. I run the negotiation — reps and warranties, indemnification, disclosure schedules, closing conditions — and I keep the deal moving. Deals die from drift more often than disagreement.
• Diligence that matters. I focus diligence on the handful of issues that change price or kill deals, not a 400-line checklist.
• Closing execution. Signing to closing without surprises: consents, financing coordination, regulatory conditions, and a closing checklist that actually closes.

Who hires me

Founders selling the company they built. Buyers acquiring a platform or an add-on. PE-backed operators between fund cycles. Growth companies raising Series A through C. First-time sellers get the same playbook I ran on the billion-dollar exits — because the other side of your deal has done this before, and you should have someone who has done it more.

Selling your company? Start here: Sell-Side M&A Attorney for New York Business Owners — how I run a sale, LOI through closing.

Draft LOI already in your inbox? Read Before You Sign the LOI — three calls from live deals, and what I would change before you sign.

Common questions

Do you handle both buy-side and sell-side M&A? Yes. Roughly half my transaction work is each. Knowing the other side's playbook is most of the game.

What size deals do you take? Most engagements fall between $5 million and $250 million in enterprise value. I've closed at $1 billion+. Below $5 million, I'll tell you honestly whether the fee makes sense for you.

Do you work with companies outside New York? Yes. I'm admitted in New York and serve clients nationally, with local counsel where a deal needs it.

What does M&A counsel cost? Hourly at $680–$800, or a fixed fee scoped to the deal. Either way, you know the number before we start.

Tell me what you're buying or selling. Book a strategy session.