Paul D. Ginsberg is a partner, co-head of the mergers & acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...

 group and a member of the Management Committee of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a law firm headquartered on Sixth Avenue in New York City. The firm has well-noted expertise in its corporate, personal representation, entertainment law and litigation practices, having long been a leader among national litigation firms...

 LLP, a prestigious international law firm based in New York.

Biography

Ginsberg was born in 1962 in Jackson Heights, Queens

Jackson Heights, Queens

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 and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School

Stuyvesant High School

Stuyvesant High School , commonly referred to as Stuy , is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side and moved to a new building in Battery Park City in 1992. Stuyvesant is noted for its strong academic...

 (1980), Union College

Union College

Union College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as...

 (1984, magna cum laude

Latin honors

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, Phi Beta Kappa) and the University of Chicago Law School

University of Chicago Law School

The University of Chicago Law School was founded in 1902 as the graduate school of law at the University of Chicago and is among the most prestigious and selective law schools in the world. The U.S. News & World Report currently ranks it fifth among U.S...

 (1987). He has spent his entire legal career at Paul, Weiss, beginning in the fall of 1987. He is a member of The Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago Law School and the President's Council of Union College.

Career

Ginsberg was named a 2008 "Dealmaker of the Year" by The American Lawyer

The American Lawyer

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magazine for his role in the acquisition by Triarc Companies, Inc. of Wendy's International, Inc. and "Dealmaker of the Week" (October 23, 2009) for his role in the acquisition of First Republic Bank. He is listed in Legal 500 as a preeminent advisor for mergers & acquisitions (mega-deals) and private equity

Private equity

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, which notes that he is "repeatedly praised for his ability in ‘complicated negotiations with strategic issues involved. He has an intellectual quality and comes to a measured conclusion - a smart, even-heeled lawyer who gets through the issues and understands what’s important to the client’." Recently, he was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011 for his expertise in mergers and acquisitions.