Winston & Strawn LLP has announced Jared A. Hershberg has joined the firm’s New York office as a private equity partner in the corporate practice.
Mr. Hershberg’s practice focuses on private equity investments, private investment funds, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises private equity and other investment funds, limited partners and public and private businesses in connection with formation, acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, recapitalizations, equity and debt financings, and joint ventures, as well as on a wide range of general business and commercial matters.
“Jared brings to the firm tremendous experience advising on highly complex and high-profile transactions involving investment entities and financial institutions both in the U.S. and globally,” saidMichael Elkin, New York office managing partner. “He has earned the great respect of clients and peers over a distinguished career, and his skills will greatly complement the firm’s expanding private equity and corporate practices.”
“Jared has been a key player in both domestic and global deals in areas where our corporate and private equity reach is expanding,” said Dominick DeChiara, partner and chairman of Winston & Strawn’s corporate department and co-chair of the firm’s private equity practice. “He will be an invaluable part of our firm, and we are pleased to welcome him to Winston & Strawn.”
Mr. Hershberg began his legal career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and most recently was a partner at Morrison Cohen LLP. His experience also includes serving as a management consultant in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industries with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and his B.A. from Duke University.
