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New York OfficeThree Bryant Park, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States of America 10036-6797
Christian Matarese, co-head of Dechert’s private equity group, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and various private equity transactions, and his experience includes domestic, cross-border, private and public company M&A. He also advises on venture capital and joint venture transactions and a variety of other general corporate and business matters. He represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, strategic buyers and sellers and venture capital / growth equity investors across various industry sectors.
Mr. Matarese has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the United States for private equity buyouts by Chambers USA, which noted that “he has made an excellent impression on clients." In addition, he has been listed as a recommended lawyer for M&A by The Legal 500 (U.S.), where he has been described as a “terrific M&A lawyer.” Mr. Matarese was also named as a one of just ten Next Generation Partners for Private Equity Buyouts in the United States by The Legal 500 and noted that he is a “great young partner.” He was also a key member of the team that won the LMG Life Sciences "2015 Collaboration Deal of the Year” award for work on behalf of Johnson & Johnson in connection with its strategic partnership with Google Life Sciences to innovate advanced surgical robots. Prior to that, he received Dechert’s Exceptional Teachers Award in recognition of his “genuine inquisitive spirit, continually seeking to expand upon his awareness and understanding of deal mechanics and market movements — inspiring others to do the same.” In addition, Mr. Matarese was recently recognized as a Rising Star for both M&A and private equity by IFLR1000 and as one of LMG's Rising Stars for private equity/M&A.
Before joining Dechert, he was an attorney in the New York office of an international law firm.
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- Fairfield University, B.S., cum laude, Dean’s Merit Scholar, Dean’s List, International Honor Society for Economics, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, Carswell Merit Scholar, Dean’s List, Editorial Board member of the Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial, and Commercial Law, Moot Court Honor Society (Trial & Appellate Divisions)
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- New York
- Connecticut