BakerHostetler Further Strengthens M&A Team with Addition of Three Partners in New York

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BakerHostetler:

Key takeaways

• Tom L’Helias, Erik Mengwall and Mike Ginzburg join BakerHostetler’s New York office as partners in the firm’s Business Practice Group and on its Mergers and Acquisitions team.
• The addition builds on significant growth for the practice in New York over the past few years following the additions of Andy Arsiotis, Josh Saidlower, Henry Zangara and Steve Rockoff, which further deepened the firm’s M&A and Private Equity teams as well as its Debt Finance team.
• This expansion marks another step forward in strengthening the firm’s capabilities for financial and strategic buyers and sellers in middle-market M&A transactions.

Why this matters
The group’s arrival reflects BakerHostetler’s continued commitment to expanding its mergers and acquisitions and corporate capabilities at scale — strengthening the firm’s ability to offer top-of-class representation in middle-market M&A transactions.

L’Helias, Mengwall and Ginzburg bring extensive experience advising corporates and sponsors on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and capital markets transactions, as well as public offerings and corporate governance matters. Their industry experience spans manufacturing, financial services, automotive, energy, technology, health care, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, online advertising and engineering services, among others.

Key quotes
“The addition of this sophisticated New York M&A group marks a meaningful step in our strategic growth,” said Paul Schmidt, chairman of BakerHostetler. “Middle-market M&A is a dynamic and highly competitive segment, and this team enhances our market credibility to position us to capture even more opportunities for our clients. We are delighted to welcome Tom, Erik and Mike to BakerHostetler.”

New York Managing Partner Jorian Rose added: “Over the past year, we have significantly expanded our M&A and complex transaction practices in New York. The addition of Tom, Erik and Mike is an instrumental step in our continued expansion. They played leadership roles in some of the most significant M&A transactions over the past year. We look forward to welcoming them to our New York office and the firm.”

“We expect 2026 to be a busy year for middle-market M&A. The addition of Tom, Erik and Mike illustrates our commitment to providing our clients with the highest caliber of service to execute their most sophisticated deals. We are thrilled to welcome the team to our expanding M&A practice,” said John Allotta, chair of BakerHostetler’s Business Practice Group.

Steven Goldberg, co-leader of BakerHostetler’s Mergers and Acquisitions team, added: “We remain laser-focused on helping our clients capitalize on the vast opportunities in the middle market, and the arrival of Tom, Erik and Mike marks another step forward in this effort. They are talented dealmakers and widely respected senior counsel to companies and boards and will integrate well with our highly talented M&A, private equity and finance teams in New York and across the firm.”

L’Helias’ practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity and corporate governance. He represents clients in numerous industries and sectors, including manufacturing, financial services, private equity, energy, health care and infrastructure. Advising businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies to many of the largest multinational companies, foreign private issuers, financial institutions and funds, L’Helias represents clients in mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies as well as equity and debt securities offerings. He earned his law degree from the Boston University School of Law.

Mengwall has experience both as in-house counsel and as external counsel to public and private companies in a wide variety of domestic and cross-border corporate transactions. He has extensive experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, business combinations and corporate governance. He earned his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School.

Ginzburg advises public and private companies and financial sponsors on a wide range of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, minority investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations and securities transactions. His diverse practice also includes assisting clients in establishing new ventures, negotiating complex commercial contracts and providing advice on general corporate matters and other strategic considerations. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

BakerHostetler’s Business Practice Group handles thousands of corporate transactions each year. The full-service team, consisting of more than 280 attorneys in offices across the U.S., has extensive experience closing all varieties of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and private equity, real estate, debt finance, capital markets and securities, health care and regulatory, restructuring and bankruptcy, emerging companies and venture capital, commercial transactions, and other matters central to a company’s success. A national group with global reach, BakerHostetler’s Business Practice Group is consistently named a go-to firm by both Chambers USA and The Legal 500. For more information, visit bakerlaw.com/services/business/. Connect with us on LinkedIn at @BakerHostetler, @PaulSchmidt, @JorianRose, @JohnAllotta or @StevenGoldberg or on the social platform X at @BakerHostetler.

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