Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Gregory Cage and Zachary Lupu joined the Private Equity practice as partners, resident in the New York office.
“Greg and Zach are talented lawyers with skill sets that perfectly align with the growing needs of our clients in a dynamic, technology-driven market,” said A.J. Weidhaas, co-chair of Goodwin’s Private Equity practice. “With transaction volume among our clients at an all-time high, we’re thrilled to welcome them to the firm as we continue to strengthen our global platform at the intersection of capital and innovation.”
Cage and Lupu advise private equity clients on corporate matters, with an emphasis on middle market investment transactions. They represent private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic buyers in connection with mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, recapitalizations, management equity arrangements, and growth equity financings.
Goodwin has continued to invest in its premier, global Private Equity practice in the last 18 months with the arrival of 20 partners in New York, Washington, D.C., Frankfurt, London, and Hong Kong. Goodwin now has more than 300 private equity lawyers globally.
Goodwin ranks at the top of private equity and M&A league tables around the world. Bloomberg named Goodwin the number one law firm by deal volume for global mid-market private equity M&A transactions up to $500 million in the first half of 2021. Reuters and Refinitiv ranked Goodwin the number one law firm by deal count for global M&A transactions in the first half of 2021.