Morgan Lewis announced today that Kevin O’Mara, a lawyer specializing in the representation of private equity and hedge funds in diverse industry sectors, has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance Practice, resident in New York.
Mr. O’Mara, who was most recently a partner in the private equity group of another global Am Law 100 firm, provides corporate and M&A counsel to sponsors of private equity firms and hedge funds and their portfolio companies. He has represented clients in significant investments, financings, and liquidity events in sectors including media, energy, hospitality, manufacturing, oil and gas, business services, and technology.
“Kevin’s depth and breadth of industry experience are invaluable to funds seeking investment and exit opportunities in a broad mix of strongly performing sectors,” said Firm Chair Francis M. Milone. “Kevin will work closely with our lawyers in multiple practice areas to provide financial sponsors and their investments the multidisciplinary guidance needed before, during and after any transaction.”
“We welcome Kevin to our New York office, where he will add strength to our vibrant and growing private equity practice,” said Charles Engros, Leader of Morgan Lewis’s Business and Finance Practice and Managing Partner of the New York office. “We welcome his ability to skillfully represent both financial sponsors and their portfolio companies.”
Mr. O’Mara joins a Business and Finance team that spans the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, with more than 350 transactional lawyers who focus on a wide variety of areas, including private equity, finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets.
