Ropes & Gray Names 28 New Counsel

Global law firm Ropes & Gray is pleased to announce that 28 attorneys have been named counsel of the firm, effective January 1, 2027.

From private capital and asset management to health care, life sciences, technology, real estate, and infrastructure, the firm's newest counsel provide strategic guidance to clients in the industries that are reshaping the global economy.

“Each of these lawyers has earned the confidence of our clients by pairing outstanding legal acumen with a clear understanding of what matters most to their businesses. They take on our clients' most demanding challenges with creativity and rigor, and they consistently turn complexity into opportunity," said Julie Jones, chair.

Here are Ropes & Gray’s newest counsel:

• Madalina Asandului (London, Asset Management) advises GPs and buy-side and sell-side clients on secondaries transactions, including GP-led and continuation fund deals, GP-stakes transactions, LP-portfolio sales, preferred equity, and co-investments.
• Kenan Ceylan (London, Private Capital Transactions) guides private capital sponsors and portfolio companies through complex cross-border transactions across Europe and Asia, including acquisitions, exits, and investments, as well as continuation vehicles, equity arrangements, and corporate matters.
• Alyce Chen (New York, Strategic Transactions) advises clients on cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and venture capital and growth equity investments, primarily in life sciences and technology.
• Josh Coombes (Boston, Private Capital Transactions) represents private equity sponsors and strategic investors in leveraged buyouts, cross-border transactions, M&A, and liquidity events across industries.
• Erin Daley (Boston, Private Capital Transactions) represents asset managers in fund finance transactions, including subscription lines, NAV loans, GP lines of credit, and asset-based leverage.
• Kavita DeVaney (Chicago, Private Capital Transactions), a member of the firm's leveraged finance team, advises private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, and corporate borrowers on middle-market to large-cap financings, including acquisition financings, liability management, and restructurings.
• Samantha Elliott (New York, Strategic Transactions) advises clients on corporate responsibility, sustainability, and human rights, including compliance with ESG/CSR legislation, regulatory submissions, public disclosures, program and policy development, risk mitigation, crisis management, and ESG due diligence.
• Deanna Barkett FitzGerald (Boston, Litigation & Enforcement) advises corporate, institutional, and non-profit clients including schools, universities, religious institutions, and hospitals on sensitive investigations, claims resolution, and crisis response. 
• Sean Foley (Boston, Asset Management) advises private fund sponsors and institutional investors on fund formation, regulatory compliance, governance, fund-related transactions, and bespoke investment vehicles across private equity, credit, and venture capital.
• Mark Gaioni (Los Angeles, Litigation & Enforcement) represents clients in complex civil litigation, including securities actions, commercial disputes, and enforcement matters.
• Jennifer Gordon (New York, Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property Transactions) represents clients in global data privacy, cybersecurity, IP transactions, enforcement actions, and strategic technology and commercial deals across industries.
• Amy Hinz (Boston, Tax) advises fund sponsors, investors, and other clients on the U.S. tax aspects of a variety of matters, including the formation and operation of investment funds, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions.  
• Thibault Hurbli (Paris, Tax and Asset Management) is a tax and private funds lawyer who advises on domestic and cross-border tax matters, particularly LBOs and management packages. He also advises sponsors on multi-jurisdictional fundraising and fund formation.
• Craig Jourdan (London, Alternative Asset Opportunities) advises top institutional investors and secondary buyers on high-value GP-led secondaries, preferred equity investments, secondary purchases and sales, co-investments, and joint ventures.
• Winne Kloo (New York, Private Capital Transactions) represents private equity and strategic clients in M&A, leveraged buyouts, equity investments, and general corporate matters across transactions.
• Candice Kwok (London, Asset Management) advises fund sponsors on structuring, negotiating, and operating private investment funds, carried interest, co-investments, continuation fund transactions, and secondary transactions globally.
• Angela Liu (Hong Kong, Alternative Asset Opportunities and Asset Management) advises fund sponsors and managers on private fund formation and offerings, and represents institutional investors in diverse fund investments and transactions.
• Sarah McLaughlin (Boston, Asset Management) represents registered funds, their independent directors, and investment advisers on regulatory and transactional matters. She also advises on the formation and structuring of collective investment trusts.
• Chimso Okoji (Washington, D.C., Litigation & Enforcement) represents public and private companies, private equity sponsors, asset managers, and executives in complex civil litigation, securities class actions, M&A and governance disputes, and SEC investigations.
• Anna Park (San Francisco, Private Capital Transactions) represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a broad range of transactions, including leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, and minority and growth investments.
• Mitesh Patel (New York, Real Estate) advises developers, owners, investment funds, lenders, and corporations on acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, preferred equity, landlord and tenant leasing, and the real estate aspects of strategic corporate transactions.
• Katie Rogers (Chicago, Employment, Executive Compensation & Benefits) represents companies and private equity sponsors on executive compensation, employee benefits, M&A, equity and incentive plans, retention, and employment arrangements.
• Matt Ruffe (New York, Real Estate) represents private equity clients, funds, and financial institutions in a variety of commercial real estate matters, including joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and recapitalizations.
• Luke Smith (Chicago, Business Restructuring) advises public and private companies, boards, sponsors, and investors on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, distressed acquisitions, and liability management across diverse industries.
• Victoria Srivastava (London, Private Capital Transactions) advises private equity investors, corporates, and management teams on investments, acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, and corporate governance matters.
• Hayley Stokes-White (London) represents private equity sponsors, global investors, and portfolio companies on complex transactions, investments, restructurings, multi-jurisdictional equity, and corporate governance matters, both domestic and cross-border.
• Vincenzo Volpe (London, Litigation & Enforcement) advises clients on international merger control, FDI and FSR processes, and complex antitrust investigations. He works across industries, notably in life sciences, technology, private equity, and energy.
• Brian Wisotsky (New York, Employment, Executive Compensation & Benefits) advises public and private companies and private equity sponsors on matters relating to executive compensation, equity and incentive arrangements, employment and employee benefits matters, corporate governance, and disclosure requirements.