
Corporate M&A
Private Equity
General Corporate
Derek M. Winokur is a partner at Milbank, based in New York City, where he is a key member of the firm's Global Corporate Group. With a focus on corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and general corporate matters, Derek has extensive experience representing private equity sponsors, strategic buyers, and sellers in complex transactions. His practice spans various industries, including technology, telecom, manufacturing, and healthcare. Before joining Milbank, Derek was a partner at Dechert and an associate at Cleary Gottlieb. He holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a B.A. from Cornell University.
Derek Winokur's representative experience includes advising:

- One Equity Partners acquired the target/assets from McNICHOLS in a Private Equity transaction on a date not available. - Deal value was 4900000000 Sector: Metals Distribution; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available; lawyers included Adam Di Vincenzo, Antonio Diaz-Albertini, Bijan Ganji, Derek Winokur, Edward Lemanowicz, Matthew Ahrens, Mike Shah.
Oct 07 2025
5B
Private Equity

Partner
2023 – Unknown
Partner
2007 – 2023
Associate
1998 – 2006


- Herc Holdings Inc. acted as the acquirer in this Acquisition transaction. - The acquisition was executed in the sector, strengthening the buyer’s strategic position. - The transaction was announced on 2025-06-02 00:00:00 with a reported value of 53000000000.
Jun 02 2025
5B
M&A
Nov 13
4 min
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
1997
B.A., Cornell University