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20 May 20256 minute read

M&A Summit 2025

Accelerating Ahead: Preparing for a rebound in dealmaking

Tuesday, May 20, 2025


DLA Piper will be hosting the 2nd Annual M&A Summit in New York on May 20, 2025.

The half-day summit features discussion panels and insightful presentations by leading M&A dealmakers and practitioners, followed by a rooftop networking reception. Attendees will gain useful insights from our presenters who will be discussing emerging trends as the M&A market prepares for a significant rebound in dealmaking.


Location

Ease 605
605 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10158


For more information
Please contact masummit@us.dlapiper.com with questions.

Agenda

1:30 - 2:00 pm ET

2:00 - 2:10 pm ET

Speaker 
Christopher Giordano, Partner; Chair, US Mergers and Acquisitions Group; Global Co-Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions group, DLA Piper

2:10 - 2:50 pm ET

Keynote Speaker
Lieutenant General David Bassett (Ret.), Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group

2:50 - 3:05 pm ET

Speaker
Rita Patel, Partner, DLA Piper

3:05 - 3:30 pm ET

3:30 - 4:10 pm ET

Moderator
Poonam Kumar, Partner, DLA Piper

Panelists
Saswat Bohidar, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Transactions Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Victoria Vron, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Legal Operations, Commercial & Corporate Law, GEICO
George Kellerman, Founding Managing Director, Woven Capital

4:10 - 4:25 pm ET

Speaker
Natti Ginor, Managing Director and Head of Israel Investment Banking, Jefferies

4:25 - 5:05 pm ET

Moderator
John Reed, Partner, DLA Piper

5:05 - 5:10 pm ET

Speaker
Christopher Giordano, Partner; Chair, US Mergers and Acquisitions Group; Global Co-Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions group, DLA Piper

5:10 - 7:00 pm ET

Speakers

Lieutenant General David Bassett (Ret.)
Senior Counselor
The Cohen Group
                      

Saswat Bohidar
Associate General Counsel, Corporate Transactions Group
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Natti Ginor
Managing Director and Head of Israel Investment Banking
Jefferies

 

Christopher Giordano
Chair, US Mergers and Acquisitions group
Global Co-Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions group
DLA Piper

George Kellerman
Founding Managing Director

Woven Capital
  Poonam Kumar
Partner
DLA Piper

Rita Patel
Chair, US Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice
Co-Chair, Transactions Specialists practice
DLA Piper
  John Reed
Partner
DLA Piper
Victoria Vron
Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Legal Operations, Commercial & Corporate Law
GEICO
 

Insights