Schulte Roth & Zabel
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Schulte Roth & Zabel, LLP (often shortened to "SRZ") is a full service law firm with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., and London. The number of attorneys practicing at the firm globally is approximately 320 as of 2020,[6] down from approximately 375 attorneys in 2013.[7]
The firm's practices include investment management; regulatory & compliance; securities & capital markets; bank regulatory; business reorganization; distressed investing; distressed debt & claims trading; mergers & acquisitions; employment & employee benefits; environmental; finance; individual client services; intellectual property, sourcing & technology; litigation; real estate;
History
The firm was founded in 1969 by seven attorneys under the age of 35. William D. Zabel, Daniel S. Shapiro, and Paul N. Roth met as associates at
The firm's first name was Baer & McGoldrick.[10] In 1977, the name of the firm was changed to Schulte & McGoldrick following Baer's departure. Following McGoldrick's departure in 1981 to become counsel to then-Governor Hugh Carey, the name of the firm was changed to Schulte Roth & Zabel.[9]
The firm's London office, offering American and English law capabilities, launched in 2002.[11] The firm opened its Washington, D.C. office in 2008.[12]
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Recognitions & rankings
Chambers Global ranked SRZ as a Band 1 law firm in Investment Funds (Hedge Funds, Global-wide).[13] Chambers USA recognized SRZ in Investment Funds (Hedge Funds, Nationwide), Capital Markets (Structured Products, Nationwide), Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New York), Corporate/M&A (New York), Real Estate (Mainly Corporate & Finance, New York) and Tax (New York).[8]
It was also named "Best Onshore Law Firm – Client Service" at the HFMWeek US Hedge Fund Services Awards[14] and its hedge fund practice was recognized for its "commercial significance" by the Hedge Fund Insight "The Hedge Fund Hot 100" list in 2013.[15]
Notable representations
The firm advised
The firm represented the joint venture, The
The firm secured a reorganization plan for Quigley Co. in an asbestos-related Chapter 11 case that discharged at least $5.6 billion of current and future asbestos liability.[18]
The firm represented Wayzata Investment Partners in the formation of Wayzata Opportunities Fund III, which closed with approximately $2.7 billion of committed capital.[19]
The firm represented Marlin Equity Partners in its $891 million all-cash acquisition of Tellabs and also represented Marlin Equity Partners in its acquisition of Nokia Siemens Networks' optical networks business to form Coriant.[20]
The firm secured dismissals on behalf of
The firm represented Cerberus Capital Management LP in its sale of Chrysler Financial to TD Bank Group for cash consideration of approximately $6.3 billion. TD Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of TD, acquired Chrysler Financial in the U.S. and Canada.[22] The deal was named the biggest deal of 2010 in The Globe and Mail's list of "Biggest Canadian Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings."[23]
The firm represented the estate of the late philanthropist
The firm represented figures connected to the Madoff investment scandal, including J. Ezra Merkin, the financier and money manager targeted in various civil lawsuits by investors and Irving Picard, the trustee of Bernand Madoff Investment Securities LLC.[26]
Notable attorneys
- Richard A. Davey, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation
- Peter Hatch, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
- Beryl A. Howell, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Brian P. Kavanagh, member of the New York State Assembly
- Ben Quayle, former member of the United States House of Representatives, son of Former Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle
See also
- List of largest United States-based law firms by profits per partner
References
- ^ "David J. Efron".
- ^ "Marc e. Elovitz".
- ^ "Paul N. Roth".
- ^ "Stephen J. Schulte".
- ^ "William D. Zabel".
- ^ "Homepage". Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ "Company of the Month: Schulte Roth & Zabel's real estate group celebrates landmark year: Behind some of New York's significant developments and acquisitions".
- ^ a b "Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Harper, Timothy (April 1984). "Sprouting Law Firm Keeps Spirit Lively". Legal Times of New York.
- ^ "Tom Baer". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Schulte Roth & Zabel: New London hires". The Hedge Fund Journal. April 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Brian Baxter (July 2, 2008). "Schulte Roth & Zabel to Open Office in D.C." The American Lawyer. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Investment Funds - Global-wide". Chambers & Partners. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "US Hedge Fund Services Awards 2012". HFM Week. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "The Hedge Fund Hot 100". Hedge Fund Insight. 22 February 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and WILLIAM ALDEN. "Cerberus in $9 Billion Deal for the Safeway Grocery Chain". The New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Company of the Month: Schulte Roth & Zabel's real estate group celebrates landmark year: Behind some of New York's significant developments and acquisitions". New York Real Estate Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Quigley Co". The Deal Pipeline. 6 November 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Wayzata Investment Partners Closes Fund with $2.716 billion". Wayzata Investment Partners. May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Marlin Equity Partners Completes Acquisition of Tellabs". Securities and Exchange Commission. May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Jan Wolfe (November 20, 2013). "Schulte Roth Preserves Arbitration Award in Broker Trade Secrets Fight". The Litigation Daily. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Carolina Bolado (December 21, 2010). "Simpson Thacher Reps TD Bank In $6.3B Chrysler Deal". Law360. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ BOYD ERMAN (March 3, 2011). "Mergers are back in a big way". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Brian Baxter, 'Lawsuits Against Picower Will Move Forward,' Am. Law Daily, October 26, 2009. Accessed November 1, 2009. http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/10/jeffrey-picower-dies-civil-suits.html.
- ^ PETER LATTMAN (December 17, 2010). "The Man Behind the $7.2 Billion Madoff Settlement". The New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Merkin's Lawyers Are Still Waiting to Be Paid". The New York Times. March 27, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2014.