Jones Day Welcomes Prominent Private Equity Partner Dennis Barsky in New York

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dennis Barsky, a prominent Private Equity lawyer, has joined the New York office of international law firm Jones Day as a partner.

Formerly a partner in Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP's New York office, Mr. Barsky has worked on many high-profile M&A and private equity transactions. His practice includes the representation of private equity funds, financial institutions and large corporations in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, private equity and general corporate matters. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Barsky worked on cross-border transactions from Singapore.

"Dennis has the kind of full-service experience with funds, banks and principals, both U.S. and international, that will be extremely valuable to our clients," said Dennis LaBarre, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's New York office. "We are very pleased that he is joining us."

Admitted to practice in New York, Mr. Barsky received a J.D., cum laude, from The Boston University School of Law, where he was an editor of The Boston University Law Review, in 1994 and a B.A. in International Relations from The American University in 1991.

Jones Day is an international law firm with 30 locations in centers of business and finance throughout the world. With more than 2,200 lawyers, including more than 400 in Europe, and 175 in Asia, it ranks among the world's largest law firms. Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for, more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies, as well as to a wide variety of other entities and individuals.