Ms Lauren Boglivi > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Praised for its ‘understanding of business objectives’, Proskauer Rose LLP is known for its broad industry knowledge, which includes life sciences, media, technology, hospitality, gaming and leisure. Lauren Boglivi handles significant deals on behalf of private and public companies, investment banks, family offices and private equity sponsors, garnering particular acclaim within the sports and entertainment industries; she co-heads the practice from New York alongside Daniel Ganitsky.

The New York-based healthcare team at Proskauer Rose LLP advises its clients on major transactions and corporate governance work. It counts among its clients both primary and secondary care providers, with Lauren Boglivi most notably advising Ethos Veterinary Health on its roll-up acquisition by National Veterinary Association. The team also advises on capital markets matters. Private equity clients are a key driver of work, with practice head David Manko offering particular experience in this segment. The experienced Edward Kornreich is also noted for his work with integrated health systems.

Proskauer Rose LLP has a strong focus on mid-market private equity and growth equity deals, working with a wide range of funds and investors including Bain, Carlyle, and Goldman Sachs on buyouts, portfolio company investments, and divestitures. The team is able to draw upon the firm’s wider financing, structuring, and private credit expertise, offering a service to funds clients beyond pure transactional work. The department is overseen from New York by active dealmakers Lauren Boglivi, a noted specialist in media sector transactions, and Daniel Ganitsky, who advises on a wide range of deals, particularly cross-border transactions involving Latin American parties. The firm’s Boston-based offering takes the lead on most private equity work, and is spearheaded by Steven Peck, who has a broad practice encompassing straight buyouts, growth equity investments, and distressed acquisitions, and is also adept in fund manager advice, including on M&A and restructuring. His clients include major bulge-bracket players alongside prolific mid-market investors.

With an active practice in New York, the team at Proskauer Rose LLP focuses its expertise on the corporate side of media and entertainment and content distribution transactions. Co-head Robert Freeman is an expert in structuring complex transactions and in a recent highlight negotiated multi-year distribution agreements between Cox Communications and ViacomCBS. His fellow co-head Lauren Boglivi is a specialist in media content matters and represented Hearst Magazines in its sale of the US edition of Marie Claire to British publisher Future. Their peer and co-head Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks is a litigator with particular expertise pertaining to music industry matters. Finally, co-head Jeffrey Neuburger expands the firm’s scope through his focus on the intersection of technology, media, and IP. Will Chuchawat in Los Angeles, who focuses on middle market transactions, joined from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in February 2021.

The telecoms & broadcast team of Proskauer Rose LLP position themselves at the forefront of digital distribution, handling matters pertaining to traditional internet platforms and emerging OTT services such as Hulu, AMC Networks, and fuboTV and recently advised on industry-shaping M&A  for Discovery and ForgeLight. Headquartered in New York, the practice is led by Lauren Boglivi, Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks, Robert Freeman, and Jeffrey Neuburger. Will Chuchawat is an active dealmaker within the team, while Vishnu Shankar joined from Sidley Austin LLP in April 2021.