Jeff Potash
Senior Counsel
jpotash@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Private Equity
- Private Equity Transactions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Capital
- Corporate & Finance
- Investment Management
- Technology
- Health Care & Life Sciences
Biography
- Advises companies on corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A for PE funds and their portfolio companies.
- Advises across industry sectors, including media, real estate, manufacturing, biotech and fintech.
- Broad experience gained at public and private companies in business and in-house leadership roles, and as an international law firm partner; initially trained as a securities lawyer.
Jeff’s practice benefits from a unique perspective gained in business, in-house and big law while based both in the United States and Europe. This broad background enables him to lead with practical, efficient, client-focused solutions.
As a law firm partner and counsel, as well as while in-house, Jeff has led corporate transactions and is skilled at rapidly assembling and managing necessary talent and resources to navigate regulatory and public policy matters and resolve disputes.
Representative Work
- Represented Central European Media in numerous M&A and capital markets transactions, including its $2.1 billion acquisition by PPF.
- Represented Adit EdTech (SPAC) in its merger with GRIID Infrastructure.
- Represented a special situations lender on a variety of financings.
- Represented Capmark Financial Group in numerous M&A transactions and restructuring.
- Represented an ethanol producer in project financings and manufacturing agreements, as well as governance matters.
EducationJ.D., Cornell Law School, 1993
B.A., Harvard University, with honors, 1989
J.D., Cornell Law School, 1993
B.A., Harvard University, with honors, 1989
Bar AdmissionsConnecticut
New York
Connecticut
New York
