Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Allan Reiss—a practitioner with nearly 30 years of experience in capital markets, finance and M&A transactions—to its Business and Finance Practice, resident in the firm’s New York office. He was most recently a partner with the New York office of Vinson & Elkins LLP, where he practiced corporate and securities law as a member of that firm’s Capital Markets group.
“Allan’s experience in structuring and executing high yield debt offerings, as well as the formation and financing of master limited partnerships—structures particularly suited to energy and energy-related companies—is an ideal complement to our capabilities,” noted Charles E. Engros, Leader of the firm’s Business & Finance Practice. “Combined with our recent expansion internationally and in the US, his skills will be a significant asset to our clients.”
Mr. Reiss concentrates his practice on corporate and securities transactions, including the representation of issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities; out-of-court restructurings of distressed companies; and mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions, with the majority of work focused on the energy industry and related areas.
Drawn by the depth and breadth of the firm’s capabilities in a number of areas, he joins a Business and Finance team that spans the United States, Europe, and Asia, with more than 300 transactional lawyers who focus on a wide variety of areas, including finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets.
