Paul Tiger > Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
601 LEXINGTON AVENUE
31ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Corporate and M&A Partner

Career

Paul advises on complex public and private M&A transactions and private equity investments.

Paul also has deep experience with de-SPAC transactions and PIPE financings.

Both in connection with and separate from these transactions, he counsels companies and their boards on stockholder activism, corporate governance, and fiduciary duty considerations. Paul has been recognized as a Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer (2023), among the 500 leading dealmakers in the United States by Lawdragon 500 (2021, 2022), as a rising star for M&A by Law360, and among leading lawyers for M&A and activism by Legal 500 and M&A by IFLR1000. 

Memberships

Member of the New York State bar and the Oregon State Bar Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Education

Stanford Law School, J.D. with distinction; Order of the Coif 2004

University of Oregon, B.A. summa cum laude 1999

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, which has recently made waves in the US M&A market, continues to ‘invest in top-notch legal talent‘, including core corporate and transaction specialists from elite firms in this space. The New York-based team is now prepared to handle numerous high-end, bet-the-company M&A on behalf of household-name clients from the worlds of tech, energy, manufacturing, life sciences and private equity, among other sectors. Standing out for its ability to navigate sensitive issues in the context of hostile M&A, takeover defense and shareholder activism, the group is led by the powerhouse duo Damien Zoubek, ‘a very powerful negotiator and asset in any M&A transaction‘, and Ethan Klingsberg, a leading figure in cross-border and domestic deals. Other key individuals include Paul Tiger, whose experience also covers private equity investments, and Sebastian Fain, who takes the lead on several contested and negotiated transactions, as well as joint ventures involving a range of industries. The highly-rated Jenny Hochenberg joined from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in May 2022. All members are based in New York.