Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP’s team in New York has a strong track record in middle-market transactions, including mergers, spin-offs, joint ventures, reorganizations, and securities offerings, with real expertise in aviation finance matters. The team is also strong in the life sciences, financial services, media, and tech sectors. Practice head Andrew Braiterman has considerable experience spanning M&A, corporate finance, financial products, and hedge and private equity funds. Spencer Harrison regularly advises non-profit organizations, while Alan Kravitz specializes in aviation finance and equipment finance transactions, advising underwriters, issuers, and lenders, among other interested parties. Charles Wachsstock focuses on the tax aspects of employment and separation agreements. Erin DeCecchis and Justin Cohen both play key roles in the team.
Testimonials
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‘Hughes Hubbard's team is diligent, experienced, energetic and collaborative.’
‘Andy Braiterman is a brilliant, extremely experienced transactional lawyer. He has an unusually incisive, analytical mind, and also brings to bear tremendous practical and commercial insight. It is a pleasure to work with him.’
‘The members of the team with whom I worked were brilliant, but also people-centric.’
‘Andrew Braiterman offers first-rate analysis.'
Work highlights
- Represented Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by Kensington Capital Partners, in its $939 million merger with Amprius Technologies, Inc that took the nanowire battery company public.
- Represented United Airlines in its $1.32 billion public offering of enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETCs) secured by 39 Boeing aircraft.
- Represented Erso Capital in its $500 million investment in patent litigation.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Braiterman