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Corporate M&A and Securities Group Led by Blake Hornick and John J. Crowe Join Seyfarth Shaw in New York
01/22/2007
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Mark S. Roy, Public Relations Manager
(212) 218-5272, mroy@seyfarth.com
New York, NY (January 22, 2007) - - Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full service law firms, announced that Blake Hornick and John J. Crowe have joined the firm as Corporate and Finance partners in its New York office, bringing with them Michael T. Dunn and Gregory M. Sale as associates. The group of four attorneys were all formerly with Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP.
Hornick and Crowe have worked together, along with Dunn and Sale, representing a variety of public and private companies and individuals in a broad scope of corporate transactional work. This group has extensive experience in representing publicly traded companies in a full range of securities law issues as well as M&A work for private equity and other clients. Hornick is an accomplished corporate transaction attorney specializing in complex mergers and acquisitions and securities work and has significant experience representing private equity groups and sponsors in portfolio investments and public companies on numerous legal matters. Crowe’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities and general corporate and limited liability corporate counseling. Dunn’s primary focus is on securities law and includes public debt and equity financing transactions, corporate formation and governance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance; Sale is skilled in general corporate matters and limited liability company formation.
Allan J. Reich, chair of the firm’s Corporate and Finance Practice, stated, “Blake and John’s extensive experience with general corporate and securities law matters are valuable assets that will further strengthen our practice. The group’s dedication to excellence will enhance the high level of services we offer our clients and assist in the continuing expansion of the overall practice. They are a welcome addition to our team of seasoned corporate attorneys.”
Seyfarth Shaw's corporate and finance attorneys possess the broad, in-depth experience necessary to serve a diverse client base, ranging from start-up ventures to middle market companies to large multinational corporations. The practice is focused in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, securities, investment management, corporate counseling, commercial transactions, financing, international business and tax planning.
“We welcome Blake, John, Michael, and Greg to Seyfarth Shaw,” said John P. Napoli, co-managing partner of the firm’s New York office. “Their skillful representation in corporate matters will help us expand the breadth of service we provide our diverse client base. They are great additions to the ongoing expansion of our corporate presence in New York where we have experienced substantial growth throughout the past year.”
Hornick received his B.A. from University of Pennsylvania and earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School (Order of the Coif) where he was also an Associate Editor of the Law Review. He is n associate member of The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and a member NAREIT’s Securities and Exchange (SEC) Subcommittee. Crowe received his B.A. from SUNY Albany and earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was Associate Editor of the Law Review. Dunn has a B.A. from Georgetown University and earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law; Sale holds a B.B.A. from Emory University and earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School.
“We are delighted to have the opportunity to join Seyfarth Shaw to increase the firm’s corporate practice in New York and to take advantage of its national platform and excellent reputation,” said Hornick. “We appreciate its entrepreneurial culture and cross-marketing approach to client service which is a solid foundation to further expand our work in New York and on a national basis; this is a “win-win” union for everyone.”
Seyfarth Shaw has over 700 attorneys located in nine offices throughout the United States including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento as well as Brussels, Belgium. Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of business transactions, labor and employment, employee benefits and litigation. The firm’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business community. Clients include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, newspapers and other media, hotels, health care organizations, airlines and railroads. The firm also represents a number of federal, state, and local governmental and educational entities. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.
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