Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Evan Roberts has joined its Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s Global Corporate/M&A Group.~~“We are thrilled to welcome Evan to Milbank,” said Milbank Chairman Scott A. Edelman. “His significant experience advising private equity firms and their portfolio companies on M&A and corporate matters will be invaluable as we continue to grow our global private equity and M&A capabilities.”~~Mr. Roberts concentrates his practice in the areas of private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate securities and corporate governance. He represents buyers, sellers, and private equity funds and other investors in a variety of corporate transactions, including complex business arrangements, public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, equity investments, restructurings and recapitalizations. His experience spans a wide range of industries including consumer products, energy and infrastructure, industrials and manufacturing, healthcare, technology, international franchises and financial services.~~“Evan is a highly regarded, dynamic lawyer with an established track record advising private equity sponsors,” said Dean W. Sattler, leader of the firm’s US Corporate/M&A Group. “His arrival will further strengthen our team’s global capabilities, and we are excited to work with him on our clients’ most complex transactions.”~~“We have significantly grown our global bench of highly regarded private equity M&A lawyers in recent years, and Evan’s arrival is an important step in the continued strategic expansion of our Global Corporate/M&A Group,” added Norbert Rieger, Chairman of Milbank’s Global Corporate/M&A Group.~~Milbank has significantly expanded its global corporate, M&A and private equity capabilities over the past few years, including the addition of partners Derek Winokur, Rick Presutti, Antonio Diaz-Albertini, Andrew Fadale, Paul Bennett and Edward Lemanowicz in New York; a team of 30 attorneys in London including partners Jordan Simpson, James McClymont and Andrew Nuthall; partners Barbara Mayer-Trautmann and Markus Muhs in Germany; and partners Andrew Whan, Neeraj Budhwani, Davide Mencacci and John Bona in Hong Kong.~~“Milbank is globally known for its commitment to substantive excellence and work on complex, sophisticated transactions,” commented Mr. Roberts. “I am thrilled to join the firm and work closely with this talented team of lawyers to continue serving clients at the highest level.”~~Mr. Roberts joins Milbank from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in the Corporate Group. He received his J.D. from University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and his B.A. from University of Washington.