Key Takeaways
- • Jones Day expands private funds practice by hiring Ariele Cohen as a partner in its New York Corporate Practice, bringing specialized expertise in fund formation and institutional investor advisory work from McDermott Will & Schulte.
- • Cohen's core competencies span private offering memoranda preparation, limited partnership agreements, side letter negotiation, and institutional investor advisory across hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, and co-investment transactions.
- • Jones Day's corporate platform demonstrates scale: the firm advised on more than 3,000 M&A transactions collectively valued at $1.5 trillion over the past five years, with many leading private equity funds relying on the firm for full-range corporate transaction counsel.
- • Strategic reinforcement of New York footprint: the hire underscores Jones Day's commitment to expanding capacity in the world's largest financial market and meeting increasingly sophisticated client demands from PE sponsors, hedge fund managers, and institutional investors globally.
Summary
Jones Day announced the addition of Ariele L. Cohen as a partner in its Corporate Practice, based in the firm's New York office. Cohen joins from McDermott Will & Schulte, bringing substantive experience in private funds advisory and institutional investor representation. Her practice focuses on advising private investment funds and investment advisers on structuring, formation, and operational requirements—areas of considerable relevance to the hedge fund, private equity, and real estate fund communities.
Cohen's technical expertise encompasses the full spectrum of fund formation activities, including drafting private offering memoranda and limited partnership agreements, negotiating side letters, and providing counsel to institutional investors on fund investments and co-investment opportunities. This breadth of experience positions her to serve a diverse client base spanning hedge fund managers, private equity sponsors, and institutional capital providers.
Andy Levine, co-leader of Jones Day's Corporate Practice, characterized Cohen's arrival as strengthening the firm's fund practice and enhancing service delivery to private equity sponsors and hedge fund managers operating across global markets. Lee DeJulius, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's New York office, framed the hire as evidence of continued regional growth and the firm's responsiveness to client sophistication in the world's largest financial center.
Jones Day's corporate platform operates at significant scale. Over the past five years, the firm has advised on more than 3,000 M&A transactions with aggregate value exceeding $1.5 trillion, and counts many of the world's leading private equity funds among its regular counsel. Cohen's addition directly extends this institutional advisory capability into the specialized domain of fund formation and investor representation.
Cohen's technical expertise encompasses the full spectrum of fund formation activities, including drafting private offering memoranda and limited partnership agreements, negotiating side letters, and providing counsel to institutional investors on fund investments and co-investment opportunities. This breadth of experience positions her to serve a diverse client base spanning hedge fund managers, private equity sponsors, and institutional capital providers.
Andy Levine, co-leader of Jones Day's Corporate Practice, characterized Cohen's arrival as strengthening the firm's fund practice and enhancing service delivery to private equity sponsors and hedge fund managers operating across global markets. Lee DeJulius, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's New York office, framed the hire as evidence of continued regional growth and the firm's responsiveness to client sophistication in the world's largest financial center.
Jones Day's corporate platform operates at significant scale. Over the past five years, the firm has advised on more than 3,000 M&A transactions with aggregate value exceeding $1.5 trillion, and counts many of the world's leading private equity funds among its regular counsel. Cohen's addition directly extends this institutional advisory capability into the specialized domain of fund formation and investor representation.
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