Key Takeaways
- • Davis Polk has hired private equity M&A lawyer Todd B. Kornreich as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York, according to a Business Wire release.
- • Kornreich joins from Ropes & Gray, where he was a partner in the private equity transactions group and co-lead of the transportation and logistics sector.
- • Kornreich advises PE sponsors and portfolio companies on leveraged buyouts, take-privates, carve-outs, divestitures and strategic investments, with depth in industrials, transportation and logistics, and healthcare services and technology.
- • Davis Polk Chair and Managing Partner Neil Barr said the hire strengthens the firm's position as a go-to adviser for private equity clients.
Summary
Davis Polk 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, according to a Business Wire release dated September 2, 2026. Neil Barr, Davis Polk's Chair and Managing Partner, said Kornreich has deep experience advising sophisticated private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on significant M&A transactions, and that the hire further strengthens the firm's position as a go-to adviser for PE clients.
Kornreich advises private equity sponsors and portfolio companies on domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, take-private acquisitions, corporate carve-outs, divestitures and strategic investments. The release says he has particular depth in the industrials and manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and healthcare services and technology sectors.
He 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. Oliver Smith, head of Davis Polk's M&A practice, said Kornreich has an impressive understanding of the global deal landscape and a strong track record of executing complex, high-stakes deals for major PE clients, and described him as highly ambitious and committed to clients.
Kornreich said the firm's reputation for quality work, team caliber, client service and collaborative culture drew him to join. He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2012 and his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008.
Kornreich advises private equity sponsors and portfolio companies on domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, take-private acquisitions, corporate carve-outs, divestitures and strategic investments. The release says he has particular depth in the industrials and manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and healthcare services and technology sectors.
He 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. Oliver Smith, head of Davis Polk's M&A practice, said Kornreich has an impressive understanding of the global deal landscape and a strong track record of executing complex, high-stakes deals for major PE clients, and described him as highly ambitious and committed to clients.
Kornreich said the firm's reputation for quality work, team caliber, client service and collaborative culture drew him to join. He 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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