Seyfarth Shaw Expands Corporate Practice with Addition of Partner Charles M. Modlin

 

New York, NY (July 18, 2005) - -  Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full service law firms, today announced that Charles M. Modlin has joined the firm as partner in the Corporate Practice Group.  He will be resident in the firm’s New York office.  Previously, Modlin was a partner in the corporate department of Morrison Cohen LLP.

 

Modlin’s practice is focused in the area of transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, public offerings and private placements of equity and debt, venture financings and related fund and company representations.  He advises public and private companies, boards of directors and senior executives in a wide range of corporate, securities, and related matters, including SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ regulatory requirements, commercial banking, including senior and mezzanine debt lending, and day-to-day advice on corporate governance, including matters relating to Sarbanes-Oxley, and all aspects of operations and business strategy.

 

“Charles’s expertise in a full range of corporate matters adds depth to our already strong and expanding national team of corporate attorneys,” stated Allan Reich, chair of the firm’s Corporate and Securities Group.  “He brings a practical perspective to complex transactional situations that offer clear direction and counsel.  We welcome him as a new and valued member to the firm.”

 

The firm’s corporate attorneys have a full range of experience in all aspects of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, general corporate counseling, corporate finance, banking, securities, tax, lending, international transactions, creditor rights and wealth management.  Corporate matters frequently include aspects from other disciplines, and Seyfarth Shaw’s corporate attorneys draw on the resources of its environmental, employee benefits, intellectual property and labor groups to deliver seamless service for its clients.

 

"We are very pleased to welcome Charlie to the firm's partnership and the New York corporate practice," stated John Napoli, co-managing partner of Seyfarth Shaw's New York office.  "He has represented both sides of the table in high-profile financing and acquisition matters.  His inclusion will enhance the overall strength of the firm's expanding presence in New York."

 

“Seyfarth Shaw’s actively growing corporate group provides me with tremendous support for my practice and the opportunity to be involved in significant marketplace transactions,” noted Modlin, adding, “I’m delighted to join the team.”

 

Modlin received an A.B. from Brandeis University and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.  He is admitted to the New York Bar and is an Associate Trustee of The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.

 

Founded in 1945, Seyfarth Shaw has over 600 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 labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation and business services.   The firm’s practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business and social fabric. 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.