Sanjay Murti

Twenty-five Freshfields lawyers have been selected to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide for 2025. The guide recognizes young lawyers who have proven themselves early in private practice, accruing credentials, deals and cases and represent the future of global law practice. The recognized lawyers are: Joshua Ayal – Partner, New York Ivet Bell – Partner, New York Ryan Blicher – Partner, New York Scott Blumenkranz – Partner, Silicon Valley Nicole Cadman – Partner, San Francisco Lisa Cammer – Counsel, New York Nicholas A. Caselli – Partner, New York Sarah Ghulamhussain – Partner, Silicon Valley Andrew Gladstein – Partner, New York Jeff Jay – Partner, New York Sarah Katz – Partner, New York Steven Li – Partner, New York Jennifer Loeb – Partner, Washington, D.C. Eva Mak – Partner, Silicon Valley Jacqueline Marino – Partner, New York Sanjay Murti – Partner, New York Michal Netanyahu – Counsel, New York Sean Quinn – Counsel, Washington, DC Hinda Rabkin – Counsel, New York Tomas Rua – Partner, New York Diego Rueda – Senior Associate, New York Kevin Uhler – Counsel, New York Jeff Zhang – Counsel, Silicon Valley Tracy Zhang – Counsel, Silicon Valley Taryn Zucker – Partner, New York

Jul 15

1 min

New York M&A partner Sanjay Murti has been named to Forbes America’s Top M&A Lawyers list for 2025. The Top M&A Lawyers list honors superlative attorneys who have been part of blockbuster deals with impressive client lists and a track record of success. Sanjay’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism defense, corporate governance and general corporate matters spanning many industries. He has worked on numerous M&A transactions, including high-profile sales and acquisitions of publicly traded companies, acquisitions and sales of private companies, carve-out divestitures and spin-offs, joint ventures and other strategic partnerships. Learn more about Sanjay’s practice here.

Nov 4

1 min

Sanjay Murti, a New York-based M&A partner, has been recognized as a 2025 Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer. The prestigious annual award honors lawyers who guided the most complex, groundbreaking and impactful deals of the past year. Sanjay was recognized for his work in Johnson & Johnson’s $13.1B acquisition of Shockwave Medical, which was one of the largest healthcare deals of 2024. Read Sanjay’s full Dealmakers profile here.

Mar 28

1 min

Twenty-two Freshfields partners have been selected to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide for 2026. Since 2005, this flagship guide has recognized seasoned lawyers for their exceptional skill in practice and their exhibition of strong leadership on cases, deals and other significant contributions throughout the most important legal matters of the previous year. This is the largest number of Freshfields partners ever featured in this guide. The partners recognized are: Andrea Merediz Basham, M&A, New York Eric B. Bruce, White Collar Investigations, Washington DC Ian N. Bushner, Private Capital, New York Timothy J. Clark, Private Funds & Secondaries, New York Mary Eaton, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, New York John Fisher, M&A, Silicon Valley Elliot Friedman, International Arbitration, New York Matthew Goulding, Private Capital, Boston Jenny Hochenberg, M&A, New York Paul Humphreys, M&A, New York Gayle Klein, Commercial Litigation, New York Ethan Klingsberg, M&A, New York Meredith Kotler, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, New York Allison Liff, Leveraged Finance, New York Eric Mahr, Antitrust Litigation, Washington DC Noiana Marigo , International Arbitration, New York Jennifer Mellott, Antitrust, Washington DC Sanjay Murti, M&A, New York Melissa Raciti-Knapp, Project Finance, New York Neal J. Reenan, Private Capital, New York Sarah K. Solum, Capital Markets, Silicon Valley Damien Zoubek, M&A, New York

Jan 9

1 min

Twenty-two Freshfields partners have been selected to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide for 2026. Since 2005, this flagship guide has recognized seasoned lawyers for their exceptional skill in practice and their exhibition of strong leadership on cases, deals and other significant contributions throughout the most important legal matters of the previous year. This is the largest number of Freshfields partners ever featured in this guide. The partners recognized are: Andrea Merediz Basham, M&A, New York Eric B. Bruce, White Collar Investigations, Washington DC Ian N. Bushner, Private Capital, New York Timothy J. Clark, Private Funds & Secondaries, New York Mary Eaton, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, New York John Fisher, M&A, Silicon Valley Elliot Friedman, International Arbitration, New York Matthew Goulding, Private Capital, Boston Jenny Hochenberg, M&A, New York Paul Humphreys, M&A, New York Gayle Klein, Commercial Litigation, New York Ethan Klingsberg, M&A, New York Meredith Kotler, Securities & Shareholder Litigation, New York Allison Liff, Leveraged Finance, New York Eric Mahr, Antitrust Litigation, Washington DC Noiana Marigo , International Arbitration, New York Jennifer Mellott, Antitrust, Washington DC Sanjay Murti, M&A, New York Melissa Raciti-Knapp, Project Finance, New York Neal J. Reenan, Private Capital, New York Sarah K. Solum, Capital Markets, Silicon Valley Damien Zoubek, M&A, New York

Jan 9

1 min