Mr. Lubowitz is co-head of the firm's New York Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Department. Mr. Lubowitz represents public and private companies in a broad range of transactions, including leveraged buyouts, friendly and hostile acquisitions, strategic investments, tender and exchange offers, proxy contests, spin-offs, director governance advice and in and out of court restructurings.
Mr. Lubowitz also has represented both issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements of equity securities and senior and subordinated debt instruments.
Recent Experience
- Centerbridge Partners in its $1.1 billion take-private of P.F. Chang's China Bistro
- Verizon Inc. in its acquisition of Terremark Worldwide
- American Securities Capital in its acquisition of Gentek Inc., MECS, Inc. and its acquisition of Arizona Chemicals
- Macquarie Group in its acquisition of Delaware Management Holdings
- DIRECTV in its merger with Liberty Entertainment and its stock-for-stock exchange with Dr. John Malone
- Lehman Brothers in the sale of its investment banking and brokerage business to Barclays and the management led buyout of Lehman’s investment management business
- CBS Corporation in connection with its separation from Viacom, its acquisition of CNET Networks and College Sports TV, its commercial relationship with Westwood One and its acquisition of the rights to broadcast the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- C.R. Bard in its acquisitions of Clearstream Technologies, FlowCardia, Inc., Lutonix, Medivance, Inc., SenoRx, Specialized Health Products and Y-Med Inc.
- Macquarie Group and Goldman Sachs in connection with their acquisition of Waste Industries (USA), Inc.
- CA in its acquisition of Arcot Systems
- PMC Sierra in connection with its acquisition of Passave, Inc.
- Building Materials Corporation of America in connection with its acquisition of ElkCorp
- Visteon Corporation in connection with a business restructuring and asset transfer to Ford Motor Company
- Global Crossing in connection with the sale of its Trader Voice business
- DIRECTV in connection with the sale of PanAmSat Corporation to a consortium of private equity groups led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; in connection with DIRECTV’s split off from General Motors Corporation and the investment by News Corporation in DIRECTV; in connection with News Corporation’s subsequent sale of its interest in DIRECTV to Liberty Media; and in connection with its acquisition of satellite assets from Pegasus Satellite Television; and in securing exclusive rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket package of football games
- IMPATH Inc. in connection with a variety of acquisition matters and governance matters
- Pirelli S.p.A. in its sale of its optical components business to Corning Incorporated
- Merrill Lynch and Citibank, as financial advisors in various acquisitions and dispositions
Mr. Lubowitz received his BA from Brandeis University and his JD, summa cum laude, from American University, Washington College of Law. In 2005, he was named one of The National Law Journal’s “40 Under 40”, a list that identifies leading young attorneys in various areas of law nationwide. He was recognized in 2010 and 2011 in Chambers USA as a leader in Mergers and Acquisitions and was also recognized in 2009 and 2010 as a leading lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions in the IFLR Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms. Additionally, Mr. Lubowitz was recently recognized for his client service excellence in BTI Consulting Group’s 2012 BTI Client Service All-Stars.
Mr. Lubowitz is a member of the Committee on Financial Reporting of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York; a member of the Corporation Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association; and a member of the Board of Trustees of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation.
Representative pro bono and not for profit matters in which Mr. Lubowitz has been involved include:
- Providing corporate counseling to Hip Hop Education, a non-profit organization that helps youth create positive self-expression through music and arts, build self-esteem, develop leadership skills and increase youth involvement in their community;
- Providing pro bono services to Holocaust survivors at Bet Tzedek Legal Services/Holocaust Services
- Providing advice with respect to advocacy activities and 501(c)3 status and New York State laws for Partnership for the Homeless, which seeks community change through solution-oriented programs and policy initiatives that eliminate the root causes of homelessness;
- Providing counsel to an Iraqi citizen who provided valuable assistance to the United States in navigating through the U.S. refugee resettlement process, in order to leave Iraq and resettle in the US;
- Acting as General Counsel to the Tri-Town Little League and the Briarcliff Sports Counsel in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey.
Mr. Lubowitz resides in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey with his wife Allison and their three children.