HedgeCo.net – NEW YORK, February 12, 2007 – Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, a leading law firm in the global financial services industry, today announced that Brian A. Haskel hasjoined as a Partner in the firms Corporate practice group.
Mr. Haskel, 45, will have senior responsibility for further developing the firms corporate practice, working closely with the financial services and the real estate teams on capital formationtransactions, venture capital transactions, private placement transactions and restructuring transactions. He will also advise on alternative investments, private equity and issues involvingSecurities Exchange Commission (SEC) law and regulation.
Brian brings many diverse and valuable skill sets to our firm, said Michael G. Tannenbaum, a Founding Partner of the firm. His addition will be instrumental as we continue to expand into complexcorporate, private equity, real estate, and merger and acquisition work to meet the demands of our clients in the US and globally.
Mr. Haskel has more than sixteen years of corporate experience with broad transactional practice experience including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, investment funds andgeneral corporate law. Mr. Haskel was most recently Counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Prior to that, he was an Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Mr. Haskel received a Bachelor ofScience in Management Information Systems from State University of New York at Albany and a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law, where he was an associate editor of the Law Review.
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP is a leading law firm in the global financial services industry. Headquartered in New York, with an office in London, the firm has expertise in 12practice groups. The Firms Financial Services, Hedge Funds and Capital Markets practice group provides legal services and advises clients on investment adviser regulatory matters, securities lawmatters, futures, swaps, derivatives regulation and assists in structuring options and customized arrangements. The Department structures onshore and offshore registered funds and non-registeredfunds, hedge funds and fund-of-fund arrangements. For more information, visit www.thshlaw.com .
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