March 24, 2020
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Stefan dePozsgay has joined the firm’s New York office. DePozsgay, formerly a partner at Paul Hastings LLP, will continue to focus on private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity transactions, including leverage buyouts, growth equity and venture capital work.
“We’re very excited to welcome Stefan to Gibson Dunn,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “Stefan is a strategic, commercially minded dealmaker who will add greater depth to our M&A and private equity teams. He will bring substantial experience and expertise to our firm, particularly in the rapidly growing media, entertainment and technology sectors.”
“I’m pleased that Stefan is joining our team,” said Steven Shoemate, Co-Chair of the Private Equity Practice Group. “He is a well-known, energetic partner in the New York market, who will further deepen our strong bench of private equity lawyers.”
“I’m thrilled to join Gibson Dunn, a leading law firm that’s known for having not only a solid platform that can handle the demands complex deals require, but that also offers a collaborative culture that attracts great talent,” said dePozsgay. “I’m very much looking forward to this next phase of my career.”
About Stefan dePozsgay
DePozsgay regularly advises clients on private equity investments, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures, as well as other transactional matters in the U.S., Latin America, and other jurisdictions. He has significant experience advising on transactional matters in the sports, media and entertainment sector. His clients include private equity firms and other financial sponsors, large family offices with direct investment capabilities, sports franchises and their owners, and media and hospitality businesses. He also represents emerging growth companies and venture capital investors in a variety of investments and fundraisings, as well as in strategic transactions and exit events.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, dePozsgay served as a partner at both Paul Hastings LLP and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. He received his law degree in 2006 from Yale Law School. He received his B.A. in political science from Duke University in 2003.