Michael Sabin > Clifford Chance > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Clifford Chance
31 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6131
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Funds & Investment Management

Position

Michael Sabin is a Funds & Investment Management Partner and co-leads Clifford Chance’s U.S. Funds & Investment Management Group. Michael specializes in advising sponsors on the structuring and formation of private funds and accounts across all strategies, including buyout, real estate, energy, infrastructure and credit, as well as related strategic transactions and internal arrangements. He also advises sponsors and investors in connection with complex secondary transactions and fund restructurings.

Michael’s recent experience includes acting for Arison Holdings, The Blackstone Group, Capital Dynamics, Credit Suisse, DigitalBridge (formerly Colony Capital), DWS, Greystone, ICONIQ, Mercer, TCW and Tikehau.

Languages

English, Hebrew and Russian

Education

Harvard Law School (LL.M.) 2007,

Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( LLB, Law, magna cum laude) 2005

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)

Notable US-based asset managers, including Apollo Global Management, Blackstone Credit and TCW Asset Management are key clients for the Clifford Chance private funds group, with the team frequently advising on credit fund formations, real estate debt funds, GP-led restructurings and secondary transactions mandates. The New York-based team is especially strong on cross-border mandates is jointly led by credit funds and real estate focused funds expert Michael Sabin and Clifford Cone, who works on fund formations across hedge, private equity and registered funds for the firms major clients. Further key practitioners in this space are Susan Burkhardt who is praised by clients as being ‘top tier for debt funds’, and Daniel Drabkin who is well regarded for his work with private credit secondaries funds. Enoch Varner joined the firm’s Houston office in June 2023 from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.