Gibson Dunn Adds Leading Funds Lawyer

March 16, 2015- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Y. Shukie Grossman, former co-head of the U.S. private funds group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, has joined the New York office as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.  Grossman will continue his investment fund practice at Gibson Dunn.

“We are excited to have Shukie on board,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.  “He has 20 years of experience in private practice and at the SEC’s Investment Management Group.  He has a stellar reputation in the fund sponsor community and in the overall private equity sector, and our lawyers have known him for many years.  His arrival continues our growth in this area, following the significant private equity additions in our London office. ”

“Shukie is a terrific addition to the firm,” said Steven Shoemate, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Private Equity Practice Group, and Co-Partner in Charge of the New York office.  “His practice centers on fund formation for a broad base of clients, including domestic and international private equity, real estate and infrastructure fund clients, which complements our firm’s current strengths and adds depth to our investment funds team.  We also see significant opportunity to leverage his substantial experience in other areas, including private equity transactions.”

“Having admired Shukie for many years from across the table, we are thrilled to be finally partnering with him,” said Edward Sopher, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Practice Group.   “His arrival will be a great asset to our existing clients and will boost our growth in the fund area.”

“Gibson Dunn has top-tier funds and private equity practices,” said Grossman.  “I have enjoyed working with a number of the firm’s partners over the years and am looking forward to working with them as my new colleagues.  The firm has an entrepreneurial culture that will give me the opportunity to expand and enhance my practice.”

About Y. Shukie Grossman

Grossman’s practice focuses on the formation of private investment funds of all sizes and investment strategies, including domestic and offshore funds focused on buyout, growth equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit and other investment strategies.  In addition to fund formation, he has significant experience advising on the acquisition and sale of minority and majority stakes in fund sponsors, as well as spin-outs of fund businesses and management teams, and on secondary transactions involving fund interests.  He also advises investment firms on their operation, regulation and internal governance arrangements.

Prior to joining the firm, Grossman practiced with Weil since 2000 and with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1996 to 2000.  He began his legal career as an attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Investment Management from 1994 to 1996.

Grossman is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia Law School, where he teaches a course on private investment funds, and is consistently recognized as a leading practitioner by Chambers & Partners and other publications.  He graduated in 1994 from Fordham University School of Law.