Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is pleased to announce it has elected six new members to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1. The new partners represent a broad range of practice areas, including securities and capital markets, project finance, tax, financial restructuring, space & transportation, and trusts & estates.
“We are delighted to welcome six new internal partners to the Milbank Partnership,” said Milbank Chairman Scott Edelman. “Our decision to elevate this large class reflects our confidence in our business, which grew substantially in 2013, as well as in the skills and talents of the individuals whom we are promoting.”
The new Milbank partners are:
Austin Bramwell, a member of the Trusts & Estates practice group, resident in New York. Mr. Bramwell designs innovative and sophisticated estate and charitable-giving plans, and has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service and Surrogate’s Court. He has written and lectured extensively on trust and estate planning, and is an adjunct law professor at New York University School of Law. Mr. Bramwell earned his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and his B.A. from Yale. Before starting at Milbank, he clerked for the Hon. Timothy M. Tymkovich of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Roland Estevez, a member of the Project Finance Group, resident in New York. Mr. Estevez has extensive representation experience of multi-national companies, financial institutions, development banks, export credit agencies and multilateral institutions in significant financings across Latin America spanning a broad spectrum of sectors, including power, oil/gas, renewable energy, infrastructure and mining. Mr. Estevez earned special recognition this year as a leading project finance lawyer in Chambers Latin America (Projects) and Chambers USA (Expert in Projects) and was recently part of the Milbank team that won the 2013 Chambers Latin America Award for Excellence in Project Finance – the fourth time in five years that Milbank has won the award. Mr. Estevez graduated from the Hofstra University School of Law, where he was a member of the Hofstra Law Review. He received his B.A. from University of South Florida.
Leah Karlov, a member of Milbank’s Tax Group, where she was previously Of Counsel. Based in Los Angeles, Ms. Karlov focuses on the tax-efficient structuring of domestic and international transactions, including M&A, financing, and restructuring transactions for investment funds, partnerships and multinational corporations. She frequently represents sponsors, tax equity investors and lenders in connection with the purchase and construction of facilities that produce electricity through renewable energy and has significant experience in aircraft and equipment financing and acquisitions. Ms. Karlov earned her law degree at Brooklyn Law School and a B.S.B.A. from Boston University.
Brett Nadritch, a member of the Global Securities Group in New York. Mr. Nadritch has significant experience in representing both issuers and underwriters on debt and equity offerings, including initial public offerings, investment grade debt offerings, high yield Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, and airline and aviation asset portfolio securitizations; representing issuers and investors with SEC reporting and corporate governance obligations; representing both creditors and debtors in in-court and out-of-court restructurings; and representing private equity firms in connection with portfolio company transactions. Mr. Nadritch earned his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and his B.S. from Yeshiva University.
Peter Newman, a member of the Financial Restructuring Group, resident in London. Mr. Newman represents major stakeholders, including debtors, creditors (individuals as well as ad hoc and official committees) and prospective investors, in complex restructurings around the world. His experience includes a wide range of court-supervised and out-of-court restructurings of large- and mid-size companies across a broad range of industries and jurisdictions, with a particular focus on multifaceted cross-border transactions. Mr. Newman has spent his entire career with Milbank, both in the New York and London offices. He earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Maryland.
James Pascale, a member of the Transportation and Space Group, who was formerly Special Counsel. Mr. Pascale represents clients in connection with securities offerings, securitizations, lending, leasing, acquisitions, and financial restructuring transactions. His deals are routinely recognized by leading industry publications, and in 2012 he was named a “rising star” by Airfinance Journal. He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University and his B.S. from Stetson University.
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