Best Lawyers Near You in New York, New York for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Lee S. Richards III has devoted his 45-year career to the representation of businesses, corporate boards, and individuals in white collar criminal defense, securities enforcement defense, regulatory proceedings, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigations. Lee has amassed extensive trial experience, regularly representing investment banks, hedge funds, public companies, investment advisers, corporate officers and directors, and other professionals in investigations and proceed...
Mr. Schnell focuses on U.S. and international mergers and acquisitions. He also advises on private equity, anti-takeover preparedness and shareholder activism, financings and corporate governance. Mr. Schnell has been named as one of the leading lawyers practicing in the U.S. and has been recognized globally and in the U.S. as a leading lawyer in areas such as M&A, private equity, finance, corporate, corporate governance, health care and Latin America. Surveys that recognize Mr. Schnell i...
Rachael Joseph is a corporate lawyer who represents a wide range of companies in transactional matters. Prior to joining WilmerHale, Ms. Joseph was an associate and summer associate at another New York firm, where she focused her work on mergers and acquisitions, emerging companies, capital markets and corporate finance. She also externed at another New York firm. During her time at the University of Virginia School of Law, she co-founded and was the president of the Middle Eastern and North ...
Sarah Matchett advises private and public companies on a broad range of corporate law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and general corporate matters. Prior to joining WilmerHale, Ms. Matchett was a corporate and securities associate at another law firm in New York.
David Lifshitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Law. David, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nicoleas Mayne is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Entertainment and Sports Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Nicoleas, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicoleas is held by other top lawyers in the same g...
Alex Dean advises public and private companies on a wide range of corporate law matters. He focuses on debt financing transactions including bank financings, syndicated institutional loans, venture debt, and public and private capital market transactions in connection with acquisition financings, recapitalizations and other corporate finance transactions.
Mark H. Mixon, Jr. is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Securities Litigation Practice Groups. Mark is a general corporate and commercial litigator who represents individual and corporate clients in complex, high stakes business and corporate governance disputes, including commercial breach of contract claims, corporate-control litigation, disputes related to directors’ and controlling stockholders&rsqu...
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