Jeffrey Poss > Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > Palo Alto, United States > Lawyer Profile

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP advises private equity sponsors across the large-cap and middle-market segments, providing comprehensive support on buyouts, platform acquisitions, financings, and exits. The firm is particularly active in financial services, insurance, technology, healthcare, and industrials, with a full-service platform covering regulatory, tax, and transactional matters. Spearheading the practice, Jeffrey Poss maintains a diverse portfolio that includes multi-billion-dollar take-privates and strategic majority investments. Co-head Neil Townsend has recently been active on significant disposals for healthcare and tech-focused sponsors. Morgan Elwyn regularly advises funds on public and private M&A, secondary transactions, and growth equity investments, while Rosalind Fahey Kruse is a go-to for substantial cross-border mandates. Mark Cognetti is praised as a ‘true business partner’ who is ‘adept at finding creative solutions to complex problems’. Matthew Guercio combines M&A and private equity expertise with corporate governance and securities law knowledge. In 2024, Thomas McCaffrey joined from Akin, while the infrastructure and energy-focused Sarah McLean and Holt Foster joined from A&O Shearman and Sidley Austin LLP, respectively. All individuals are based in New York except the new arrivals who join the Dallas and Houston office.

Bringing a wealth of regulatory and compliance knowledge, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP provides “unbelievable depth and quality” in advising on digital assets and blockchain matters. In New York, Jeffrey Poss focuses on transactional and corporate M&A work involving both public and private companies, while former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo is “as experienced as you can get” when advising clients on futures, options, and swaps derivative market regulation. Kari Larsen specializes in digital asset matters, counseling on business and usage strategies as well as navigating regulatory requirements.Kristina Littman is highly skilled in investigations and enforcement actions related to cryptocurrency and cybersecurity matters.