Key Takeaways
- • Holland & Knight added Erin O'Gurek as a partner in its Philadelphia office, strengthening its corporate, M&A, and private equity capabilities in the Northeast.
- • O'Gurek joins from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where she advised strategic and private equity clients on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and growth equity transactions.
- • She is the 20th private equity-focused partner Holland & Knight has added in 2026, according to the firm's announcement.
- • O'Gurek will also support the firm's Legal Services Transactions Team, which advises on management services organizations, alternative business structures, and law firm operations.
- • Her former career as a registered nurse adds operational insight into healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, and life sciences transactions.
Summary
Holland & Knight has added Erin O'Gurek as a partner in its Philadelphia office, a move the firm says strengthens its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity capabilities across the Northeast. The hire was announced in a firm press release dated October 6, 2026. O'Gurek joins from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where she advised strategic and private equity clients.
Her practice centers on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and growth equity transactions. She represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, strategic buyers and sellers, and public companies. Her transactional experience spans healthcare, technology, energy, financial services, consumer products, and sports and entertainment. She will also support Holland & Knight's Legal Services Transactions Team, which advises on management services organization structures, alternative business structures, law firm operations, and regulatory compliance.
According to the firm, O'Gurek is the 20th private equity-focused partner Holland & Knight has added during 2026, underscoring the firm's continued expansion in this practice area. Before practicing law, she worked as a registered nurse in pediatric, neuroscience, and perioperative care, experience the firm says gives her insight into the operational issues facing healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies. She previously clerked for Judges Timothy R. Rice and Juan R. Sánchez of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Marty Clarke, Co-Leader of Holland & Knight's Corporate, M&A and Securities Section in the Northeast, described O'Gurek as "a highly accomplished corporate attorney with a sophisticated transactional background and valuable, real-world business and technical experience." Clarke's remarks were included in the firm's announcement.
Her practice centers on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and growth equity transactions. She represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, strategic buyers and sellers, and public companies. Her transactional experience spans healthcare, technology, energy, financial services, consumer products, and sports and entertainment. She will also support Holland & Knight's Legal Services Transactions Team, which advises on management services organization structures, alternative business structures, law firm operations, and regulatory compliance.
According to the firm, O'Gurek is the 20th private equity-focused partner Holland & Knight has added during 2026, underscoring the firm's continued expansion in this practice area. Before practicing law, she worked as a registered nurse in pediatric, neuroscience, and perioperative care, experience the firm says gives her insight into the operational issues facing healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies. She previously clerked for Judges Timothy R. Rice and Juan R. Sánchez of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Marty Clarke, Co-Leader of Holland & Knight's Corporate, M&A and Securities Section in the Northeast, described O'Gurek as "a highly accomplished corporate attorney with a sophisticated transactional background and valuable, real-world business and technical experience." Clarke's remarks were included in the firm's announcement.
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