Davis Polk Elects Six New Partners
July 01 2024 - 1:56PM
Business Wire
Davis Polk has announced that Aaron Ferner, Zachary Frimet,
David Kennedy, Brett McMahon, Michael Senders and Aliza Slansky
have been elected partners of the firm, effective July 1, 2024.
Aaron Ferner is a member of Davis Polk’s Finance practice in
London. Corporates, sponsors and financial institutions turn to
Aaron to handle a wide range of transactions, including leveraged
and investment-grade acquisition financings, corporate loans,
derivatives and debt restructurings. He also has extensive
experience advising on the financing of UK public acquisitions.
Zachary Frimet is a member of Davis Polk’s Finance practice in
New York. Zachary represents private credit funds, alternative
lenders and other credit providers in complex finance transactions,
including direct, club and syndicated financings, recurring revenue
transactions, second-lien and subordinated loans and
first-out/last-out unitranche facilities. He has significant
experience with nontraditional equity investments for private
credit investors, including debt-like preferred equity as
third-party financing, equity co-investments, warrants and equity
kickers. Zachary has extensive experience representing credit
investors in the negotiation of complex intercreditor arrangements,
and in connection with workouts, restructurings, bankruptcies and
other special situations transactions.
David Kennedy is a member of Davis Polk’s Finance practice in
New York. David advises direct lenders, financial institutions and
corporate borrowers on a wide variety of financing transactions,
including complex leveraged buyouts and acquisition financings,
private debt, asset-based lending and securitizations, debt
restructuring transactions, and NAV and back-leverage
facilities.
Brett McMahon is a member of Davis Polk’s Civil Litigation
practice in New York. Brett represents clients in a broad range of
civil matters in court and arbitration proceedings nationwide,
including high-stakes commercial and complex contractual disputes,
actions against major law firms for legal malpractice and related
claims, and litigation involving business divorces and other
internal disputes among partners, joint venturers, and limited
liability company members. Although Brett’s practice spans all
industries, he has particular experience representing clients in
the legal, media, telecommunications, real estate and cryptoasset
spaces. In addition to his defense work, Brett frequently
represents individuals and companies on the plaintiff side,
including in litigating their claims through trial.
Michael Senders is a member of Davis Polk’s Mergers &
Acquisitions practice in New York. Michael advises U.S. and
international clients on a broad range of domestic and cross-border
public and private company mergers and acquisitions, investments,
carve-outs, joint ventures and other general corporate matters. His
work spans a number of industries, including sports, consumer
products and retail, financial services, fintech, media and
telecom. He also advises private equity firms and their portfolio
companies on a variety of transactions, including acquisitions and
dispositions of investments, leveraged buyouts and co-investment
arrangements.
Aliza Slansky is a member of Davis Polk’s Tax practice in New
York. Aliza provides tax advice to clients on a broad range of
transactions, including derivatives and structured finance, mergers
and acquisitions, initial public offerings and other capital
markets transactions, joint ventures, and other major
transactions.
About Davis Polk
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key financial centers and political capitals, our more than 1,000
lawyers collaborate seamlessly to deliver exceptional service,
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