International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Partners Ben Kozinn and Lauren Troeller to its Transactions Practice Group in New York. Having worked together for several years, Ben and Lauren bring tremendous relationships with private equity and investment firms and extensive experience advising on complex transactions shaping related markets.
“Ben and Lauren are highly skilled dealmakers for prominent private equity and investment firms who will help drive growth for our power alley private equity practice,” said Harris Siskind, global head of McDermott’s Transactions Practice Group. “Ben in particular has walked in our clients’ shoes, having held previous in-house roles at Goldman Sachs and Claren Road Asset Management.”
Ben advises clients on middle-market buyouts, take-private transactions, carve-out transactions minority stakes, and preferred equity investments. He also guides private equity managers through complicated leveraged buyout transactions across various industries, including technology and data centers, industrial services, business services, logistics, and investment advisory services. On the investment funds side, he counsels advisers and investors on fund formation, structuring, compensation, and regulatory and compliance issues, including on the use of alternative data. Drawing on his experience in structuring, seeding arrangements, managed accounts, and funds-of-one, Ben also advises new managers seeking capital in the highly competitive startup market.
“I’m thrilled to join McDermott’s market-leading private equity platform, providing best-in-class client service and contributing to the Firm’s broader growth goals,” said Ben.
Lauren advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, private equity funds, financial institutions, direct lenders, and public and private companies in complex business transactions. She handles a wide variety of deal structures, such as leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, distressed acquisitions, take-private transactions, and joint ventures. She also advises clients on corporate and governance matters. She has extensive experience in several key industries, including technology and software, industrial services, consumer products, business services, and manufacturing.
Ben and Lauren follow the recent hire of Allison Scher Bernbach, a private equity fund regulatory lawyer based in New York.
This week, McDermott will host HPE Miami 2025, bringing together more than 1,900 investors, founders, management teams, investment bankers, and other key industry players at the premier healthcare private equity conference.
With more than 150 private equity-focused lawyers working across offices globally, McDermott’s Private Equity Group is poised to help you stay ahead of the curve on all types of transactions, including fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, minority and majority investments, and leveraged buyouts. Legal 500 has noted our team’s “ability to understand the business and specific needs of the client.” We anticipate the unknown and deliver actionable solutions, aligning our strategy and advice with your objectives and guiding you through each step of the private equity lifecycle. At every stage, we manage and assess risks and opportunities while looking for the most efficient way to get the deal done. Our team of leading private equity practitioners offers deep industry experience in the healthcare, life sciences, food and beverage, energy, real estate, insurance, and technology sectors – along with the cross-border and cross-practice capabilities critical to facilitating business success. When you work with us, Always Better isn’t a goal – it’s our standard.
