Dechert LLP corporate partner Jonathan Kim has been recognized as a 2017 Rising Star by the New York Law Journal, which aims to recognize New York’s most promising lawyers under the age of 40.
Mr. Kim focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and leveraged finance matters. He represents strategic buyers and sellers and financial sponsors in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. In addition, he represents borrowers, equity sponsors, and lenders in domestic and international leveraged finance transactions in the United States and Asia, and advises on securities offerings of equity and debt.
Mr. Kim has been recognized as a leading corporate/M&A lawyer in New York by Chambers USA 2017. In addition, he is also listed as a recommended lawyer for M&A in The Legal 500 U.S. and was selected as a Rising Star for M&A in the IFLR1000. Mr. Kim was also recognized in both 2015 and 2016 as one of Legal Media Group’s Rising Stars. Recently, he was selected as an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor in its 8th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards.
The New York Law Journal will honor Rising Stars at the Professional Excellence Awards ceremony at Tribeca Rooftop in New York on October 17.
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