Atty. Jeffrey S. Dorman
Jeff is an associate in the Business Transactions Group, where he focuses on corporate transactional work, including middle market M&A and investment management transactions. Jeff’s practice covers a broad range of matters for clients, including corporate formation, corporate governance and drafting shareholder agreements, operating agreements, confidentiality agreements and other arrangements.
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Jeffrey S. Dorman is a business and securities attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Seward & Kissel LLP. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Securities Regulation (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jeff is an associate in the Business Transactions Group, where he focuses on corporate transactional work, including middle market M&A and investment management transactions
- Jeff’s practice covers a broad range of matters for clients, including corporate formation, corporate governance and drafting shareholder agreements, operating agreements, confidentiality agreements and other arrangements
- Prior to joining Seward & Kissel, Jeff was an associate in the Corporate & Securities Group at one of the largest law firms in the State of New Jersey
- Jeff’s past experience in litigation, including through a judicial clerkship in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union Vicinage, gives him a unique approach to contract drafting and negotiation, providing him insight into potential pitfalls and how to prevent them
- Jeff has been named as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch every year since 2020, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their career for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in America
- Jeff received a B.S. from Indiana University – Bloomington in 2011 and a J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law in 2014, where he served as a member of the Hunter Moot Court program
- Jeff is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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