Stroock Adds Leading M&A and Private Equity Partner to Growing Corporate Group

Peter J. Rooney, a seasoned M&A and private equity lawyer with nearly 30 years of experience, has joined Stroock’s national Corporate Group as a partner in the New York Office. Peter joins Stroock from Morrison & Foerster, where he was a partner.

Stroock’s practice centers on representation of U.S. and multinational corporations, private equity firms and financial institutions in connection with leveraged buyouts, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and related financings.

Over the course of his career, Peter has represented international companies and investment funds, including sovereign wealth funds from over 20 countries, investing into the United States. In addition, Peter has also represented several financial services firms, including broker-dealers, securities exchanges, and trading venues with an emphasis on the convergence of technology and financial services.

Stroock’s growing Corporate practice of nearly 20 lawyers is at home in the fast-moving, high stakes world of corporate deal-making, and goes beyond solving legal problems. The group is composed of trusted business advisors whom leading hedge funds, multinational corporations, fund managers and startups call on for customized solutions that meet their unique challenges – across a wide range of industries and transactions. Stroock’s Corporate team further supports the firm’s work in financial restructuring, commercial real estate and a broad range of complex matters in support of clients.

Stroock provides strategic transactional, regulatory and litigation advice to advance the business objectives of leading financial institutions, multinational corporations and entrepreneurial businesses in the U.S. and globally. With a rich history dating back 145 years, the firm has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, D.C. For more, visit www.stroock.com.