Davis Polk today announced that private equity M&A lawyer Todd B. Kornreich has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York. 

“Todd has deep experience advising sophisticated private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on their most significant M&A transactions,” said Neil Barr, Davis Polk’s Chair and Managing Partner. “Todd is an excellent addition to our preeminent M&A team, and his arrival further strengthens Davis Polk’s position as a go-to firm for private equity clients seeking elite counsel across the life cycle of their transactions. We are pleased to welcome him to the firm.”

Mr. Kornreich advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, take-private acquisitions, corporate carve-outs, divestitures and strategic investments. He has particular depth in the industrials and manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and healthcare services and technology sectors. 

Mr. Kornreich joins Davis Polk from Ropes & Gray, where he was a partner in the private equity transactions group and co-lead of the transportation and logistics sector. 

“Todd has an impressive understanding of both the global deal landscape and the needs and issues unique to sponsors, and he has a strong track record of successfully executing complex and high-stakes deals for major PE clients,” said Oliver Smith, head of Davis Polk’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. “Todd is highly ambitious and known for his extraordinary commitment to clients, and we are thrilled to welcome him as we continue to build out our market-leading private equity platform.” 

Mr. Kornreich said, “Davis Polk has an unmatched reputation for excellence – not only in terms of the quality of its work, but also the caliber of its team, its focus on client service and its collaborative culture. I am excited to join the firm’s distinguished M&A team and look forward to leveraging my experience to serve our private equity clients on their most consequential transactions.”

Mr. Kornreich received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2012 and his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008. 

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