Atty. Michael S. Amalfe
Michael Amalfe is a corporate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Michael regularly represents private equity sponsors, private companies and public companies in a wide variety of complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, minority and joint venture investments, leveraged buyouts, equity financings, carve-outs and divestitures.
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Michael S. Amalfe is a business and m&a attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Goodwin. Educated at Seton Hall University (J.D., 2012) and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 2008). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Governance and Compliance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Amalfe is a corporate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Michael regularly represents private equity sponsors, private companies and public companies in a wide variety of complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, minority and joint venture investments, leveraged buyouts, equity financings, carve-outs and divestitures
- Michael also counsels clients with respect to general corporate and governance matters
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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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