M&A Summit 2025
Accelerating Ahead: Preparing for a rebound in dealmakingTuesday, May 20, 2025
DLA Piper will be hosting the 2nd Annual M&A Summit in New York on May 20, 2025.
The half-day summit features discussion panels and insightful presentations by leading M&A dealmakers and practitioners, followed by a rooftop networking reception. Attendees will gain useful insights from our presenters who will be discussing emerging trends as the M&A market prepares for a significant rebound in dealmaking.
Location
Ease 605
605 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10158
For more information
Please contact masummit@us.dlapiper.com with questions.
Agenda
2:00 - 2:10 pm ET
Speaker
Christopher Giordano, Partner; Chair, US Mergers and Acquisitions Group; Global Co-Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions group, DLA Piper
2:10 - 2:50 pm ET
Keynote Speaker
Lieutenant General David Bassett (Ret.), Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
2:50 - 3:05 pm ET
Speaker
Rita Patel, Partner; Chair, US Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice; Co-Chair, Transactions Specialists practice, DLA Piper
Keith Ranta, Partner, DLA Piper
3:05 - 3:30 pm ET
3:30 - 4:10 pm ET
Moderator
Poonam Kumar, Partner, DLA Piper
Panelists
Saswat Bohidar, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Transactions Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Victoria Vron, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Legal Operations, Commercial & Corporate Law, GEICO
George Kellerman, Vice President of Investments & Acquisitions, Woven by Toyota
4:10 - 4:25 pm ET
Speaker
Natti Ginor, Managing Director and Head of Israel Investment Banking, Jefferies
4:25 - 5:05 pm ET
Moderator
John Reed, Partner, DLA Piper
Panelist
Steven M. Cohen, Founding Member, Blue Raven LLP
5:05 - 5:10 pm ET
Speaker
Christopher Giordano, Partner; Chair, US Mergers and Acquisitions Group; Global Co-Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions group, DLA Piper
Speakers
| Lieutenant General David Bassett (Ret.) Senior Counselor The Cohen Group |
Saswat Bohidar |
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| Steven M. Cohen Founding Member Blue Raven LLP |
Natti Ginor Managing Director and Head of Israel Investment Banking Jefferies |
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Christopher Giordano |
George Kellerman
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Poonam Kumar |
Rita Patel Partner Chair, US Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice Co-Chair, Transactions Specialists practice DLA Piper
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| Keith Ranta Partner DLA Piper |
John Reed Partner DLA Piper |
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| Victoria Vron Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Legal Operations, Commercial & Corporate Law GEICO |
