Best Lawyers in New York, United States for Corporate Law
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Travis Ortiz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law. Travis, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Travis is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Samantha’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private company transactions, and corporate governance. She represents clients across a range of industries, including technology, professional services, and healthcare, guiding them through complex business transactions, regulatory compliance, and governance matters. With extensive experience in transactional law, Samantha helps businesses navigate acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other high-stakes deals, deliverin...
Penelope Hamilton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Penelope, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Penelope is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Patrick Toolan is an associate in Nixon Peabody’ s Corporate Transactions practice group. Patrick focuses his practice on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and other transactional matters. My focus I represent corporate and private equity clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and equity financings. I also advise clients on general corporate matters, entit...
Kevin Cheng is a corporate lawyer with experience advising clients on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate law matters. Prior to joining WilmerHale, Mr. Cheng was a corporate associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, where he represented private and public company clients primarily in capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. Mr. Cheng also previously completed a second...
Joanna Hazelton is a corporate transactional lawyer representing a wide range of corporate clients in joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions and related corporate governance matters. She advises clients across multiple industries, including manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology and several services sectors. Joanna’s experience includes advising nonprofit corporations in affiliations and disaffiliations, mergers, dissolutions, orga...
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