New York, May 25, 2016 – Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that Eitan Tabak has joined the firm as a partner in the corporate department. Mr. Tabak is an accomplished private equity and investment fund lawyer whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital markets, corporate finance, and general company representation. He joins from Morrison Cohen LLP, where he was a partner.

“Eitan is an exceptional lawyer who has worked on numerous PE matters for a diverse set of middle-market clients around the U.S. and across a wide range of industries, including consumer products and services, business services, transportation, food and beverage services and wireless and technology,” said Paul Pearlman, Kramer Levin’s managing partner.

Howard Spilko, co-chair of Kramer Levin’s corporate department, added, “We are excited to welcome Eitan to Kramer Levin. His ability to provide creative, efficient and effective representation further deepens our imprint on the middle-market leveraged M&A and private equity sector.”

Mr. Tabak regularly advises companies and private equity funds in connection with corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financings.

“Kramer Levin has a deep bench of corporate, finance, tax and restructuring lawyers who focus on advising private equity firms in middle-market M&A, offering the right platform for me to expand my practice,” Mr. Tabak said. “I look forward to working with this respected group of professionals.”

Eitan grew up in Israel and is fluent in Hebrew. He graduated with his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, and his B.A., cum laude, from Bucknell University.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is a premier, full-service law firm with offices in New York, Silicon Valley and Paris. Firm lawyers are leading practitioners in their respective fields. The firm represents Global 1000 and emerging growth companies, institutions and individuals, across a broad range of industries.  For more information, please visit www.kramerlevin.com.