Levenfeld Pearlstein Corporate Partners Robert Connolly and Russell Shapiro Recognized Among Legal 500’s City Elite
CHICAGO, February 26, 2024 – Two of Levenfeld Pearlstein’s corporate partners – Robert Connolly and Russell Shapiro – were recognized among Legal 500’s Chicago Elite.
Robert Connolly works with buyers, sellers, investors, and operators of privately held businesses throughout the company’s life cycle. He helps his clients strategize, structure, negotiate, and close complex business transactions for a variety of matters across a range of industries. His clients include buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions transactions, companies undergoing meaningful growth or transition, private equity sponsors, and others who buy, invest in, or operate privately held companies. He serves as “outside general counsel” for several clients.
Russell Shapiro is leader of the firm’s accounting mergers and acquisition practice. He guides clients through M&A transactions focusing on the accounting industry. With vast industry insight, Russell is a go-to M&A attorney within the accounting industry. He also chairs the firm’s Transactional Department, recently completed nine years of service on the firm’s Executive Committee and previously chaired the firm’s Compensation Committee.
The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions. Its rankings are based on a series of criteria, with the Legal 500 highlighting the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Their research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms, interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market.
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