Ari Edelman > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
340 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10173-1922
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Corporate Advisory

Position

Ari is a global transactions partner in McDermott’s capital markets group. Ari focuses on a variety of corporate finance transactions, including U.S. and cross-border capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, and corporate governance for public and private companies. Ari represents operating companies, investors and investment banking firms in a wide variety of corporate finance transactions. Ari also advises clients on fiduciary duties, corporate governance, executive compensation and disclosure compliance. Ari’s clients are located, and/or transact, across the globe in a broad range of industries, including life sciences, healthcare, real estate, asset management, technology, energy, and entertainment. Ari’s roster of clients includes numerous publicly traded companies, numerous global financial services firms and several venture capital firms.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings

McDermott Will & Emery LLP has made its mark in SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC deals over recent years and has demonstrated further expertise in mainstream IPOs, follow-on offerings, private placements and at-the-market programs. Much of its equity offerings work has centred on the healthcare, fintech and technology industries of late; the firm is a market leader in the healthcare sector. Washington DC partner Thomas Conaghan co-heads the capital markets and public companies group alongside Eric Orsic in Chicago. Ari Edelman leads the SPAC group and has advised on a number of SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC transactions. The team was further reinforced by the recruitment of Howard Kleinman from Dechert LLP in 2023. Named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.