Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced today that banking and finance attorney Miju Damodar has joined the Firm as a Partner in New York. A skilled deal finance lawyer, Miju is the latest partner to join Baker McKenzie’s global transactional team, which has seen the addition of 50 partners over the past two years.
Miju has been advising companies and financial sponsors on global financing transactions for more than a decade. He has a broad range of experience in debt financing deals, including leveraged and acquisition financings and restructurings for private equity sponsors, fund level subscription and portfolio-based financings, asset-based financings, and other secured and unsecured lending transactions. Miju also brings with him a first-hand perspective of client needs from his time in-house at an investment manager.
Baker McKenzie North America Transactional Practice Chair Alan Zoccolillo commented: “M&A and private equity deal flow has been steadily growing and, in order to meet our clients’ needs, we are continuing to deepen our bench of talented finance attorneys. Miju’s extensive experience will be a tremendous asset to our clients who are looking to structure and close increasingly complex domestic and global financing and restructuring transactions.”
Matthew Dening, Global Chair of the Firm’s Banking & Finance Practice Group, added, “New York is an international hub for transactions and having a strong, local finance team is critical to serving our clients. Along with other debt finance lawyers we’ve added over the past several years, including Cecilia Hong and Kevin Whittam, Miju’s arrival builds out the skill and depth of our New York finance team, especially in the private equity sector.”
With more than 2,700 deal practitioners in 45 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm excels in complex, cross-border transactions with over 65% of the deals being multi-jurisdictional. Baker McKenzie’s global Transactional practice is renowned for its comprehensive capabilities, offering clients a full spectrum of services. With deep roots in all major financial centers and extensive coverage of other markets in Asia, EMEA, and the Americas, the Firm provides integrated and pragmatic solutions to meet the complex needs of its transactional clients.
Miju’s move to Baker McKenzie further expands the global transactional team. Over the past year, the Firm has added M&A and private equity lawyer Toby Knapp who-co-heads Baker McKenzie’s New York Transactional Group, and banking and finance partners Carlo de Vito Piscicelli, who is dual qualified in New York and Milan, Stephan Huis in het Veld (Amsterdam), and Bryan Paisley (Sydney), as well as Judith Kitano and Kim Chi, who are among the 17-lawyer elite transactional group who joined in Los Angeles, Houston and Washington, DC.
“Baker McKenzie has built an impressive transactional roster over the past few years and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of that team,” said Miju. “The volume of large, international deals on which they advise, combined with Baker’s unique culture, make this the perfect place for me to grow professionally and personally.”
Miju joined Baker McKenzie from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Miju earned his MBA from the University of Alberta and his JD from York University, Osgoode Hall Law School.
