Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ) added Gregory Ruback as a partner in its finance and derivatives group and resident in the firm’s New York office. He joined SRZ from DLA Piper, where he was a partner in the finance group.
“Greg is a market-leading lawyer with specialist expertise, and we are thrilled to welcome him to SRZ,” Craig Stein, co-head of the finance and derivatives group at SRZ, said.
“Greg’s substantial expertise across a broad range of industries and asset classes will further enhance our strong capabilities and client offerings,” Boris Ziser, co-head of the finance and derivatives group at SRZ, said.
Ruback has experience across a variety of industries and jurisdictions representing private equity firms, hedge funds, public and private companies, banks, BDCs, alternative lenders and other financial institutions in domestic and international bilateral, club and syndicated financings. Additionally, he has experience with acquisition financings, financings of recapitalizations, bridge and takeout financings, multiple lien credit facilities, mezzanine facilities, unitranche financings, asset-based lending and other financings. Ruback also has experience with workout and restructuring matters.
“We are delighted to have Greg join SRZ. He is a highly skilled lawyer with an outstanding reputation for providing strategic counsel,” David Efron, co-managing partner and co-head of the investment management group at SRZ, said.
“Greg is an excellent addition to our leading finance and derivatives group, which represents some of the prominent players in the market. His arrival will further strengthen our deep bench,” Marc Elovitz, co-managing partner and chair of the investment management regulatory and compliance group at SRZ, said.
“SRZ is known in the industry as a cutting-edge commercial firm with a long tradition of providing best-in-class client service, and I am thrilled to be a part of this team,” Ruback said.
