Below is a letter from Kevin Gaut, Chairman of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp (Los Angeles, California, USA), regarding his firm's recent merger with Richardson Patel.
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends,
In 107 years of legal practice, the lawyers of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP have absorbed one lesson above all: the right combination of talent makes all the difference.
We learned that first in the 1930s, when the addition of Guy Knupp, a law school classmate of Shep Mitchell, laid the groundwork for expanded litigation and entertainment practices that remain a hallmark of our firm today.
Eighty years later, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp is excited to be making another transformative addition. Our merger with the extraordinarily talented lawyers from Richardson Patel promises to have an equally positive impact on the direction of our firm, increasing our capacity for corporate and litigation work of the greatest sophistication.
We are proud to welcome the lawyers from Richardson Patel, who make a perfect combination of talent with our partnership and who will truly make Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp new again.
They are as follows:
Nimish Patel, Corporate Partner
Focusing on M&A for private and public companies, angel and venture capital financing, IPOs, Secondary Offerings, PIPEs, and other financing and corporate restructurings.
Kevin Friedmann, Corporate Partner
Focusing on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions for publicly traded companies.
Marc Jones, Corporate Partner
Focusing on private equity and strategic LBOs, unleveraged acquisitions and minority investments, venture capital and growth equity financings and joint ventures.
David Gordon, Litigation Partner
Representing companies in securities, corporate governance, employment, and general complex commercial disputes.
Peter Hogan, Corporate Partner
Focusing on IPOs, secondary offerings, M&A (for both private and public companies), angel and venture capital financing, 1934 Act reporting obligations, and 1933 Act registration statements.
Melanie Figueroa, Corporate Partner
Representing public and private companies in corporate financing transactions, securities regulation, M&A, underwritten IPOs and follow-on public offerings, and IPO alternatives such as reverse mergers.
Carl Kleidman, Corporate Counsel
Mary Ann Sapone, Corporate Senior Counsel
Blake Baron, Corporate Associate, NY
Travis Meserve, Litigation Associate, NY
Gabrielle Napolitano, Corporate Associate, NY
Bryan Wasser, Corporate Associate, LA
Sujata Wiese, Corporate Associate, LA
Sincerely,
Kevin Gaut
Chairman
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
