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Clifford Chance Offices
31 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6131
NEW YORK
United States
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Michael Sabin
Work Department
Funds & Investment Management
Position
Michael Sabin is a Funds & Investment Management Partner and co-leads Clifford Chance’s U.S. Funds & Investment Management Group. Michael specializes in advising sponsors on the structuring and formation of private funds and accounts across all strategies, including buyout, real estate, energy, infrastructure and credit, as well as related strategic transactions and internal arrangements. He also advises sponsors and investors in connection with complex secondary transactions and fund restructurings.
Michael’s recent experience includes acting for Arison Holdings, The Blackstone Group, Capital Dynamics, Credit Suisse, DigitalBridge (formerly Colony Capital), DWS, Greystone, ICONIQ, Mercer, TCW and Tikehau.
Languages
English, Hebrew and Russian
Education
Harvard Law School (LL.M.) 2007,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( LLB, Law, magna cum laude) 2005
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
As well as GP-led restructurings and secondary transactions, and a strength in ongoing fundraises for credit funds and large asset managers, Clifford Chance has a strong real estate funds offering. This, in addition to the group’s strength in credit funds matters, such as acquisitions and strategic advice, leaves the group well placed to offer real estate debt funds advice, not only domestically but also globally due to a strong cross-border offering. Secondaries transactions are another area of strength for the firm. Michael Sabin and Clifford Cone head up the team and are also key team members who are well supported by Daniel Drabkin, who is key for the group’s secondary transactions mandates. The group is also proficient in advising on complex multi-strategy funds. Richard Kruger is another key name in the team. All named practitioners are New-York based.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Tax > Financial products
- Tax > Financial products
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Tax > International tax
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Tax > Financial products
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Fintech
- Tax > International tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power