Bio

A partner in the Corporate + Transactions Practice Group, Steven Manket focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and general advisory work to both established companies and those in all other stages of growth. He represents a wide range of clients in the marketing communications, hospitality, technology, media, distribution and manufacturing sectors. Describing his approach as “high touch,” Steven deftly guides companies of all sizes through their most important deals. Whether putting together strategic acquisitions for a giant multinational, selling a privately held business or arranging early stage funding for a promising start-up, he crafts practical solutions based on the needs, business styles and risk tolerance of his clients. For a mature company planning an exit or a business in its early-stage development, Steven performs a key advisory role in helping his clients achieve their long-term goals and ambitions. Steven strives to understand all the legal needs of his clients, not just their transactions, so he can bring the right people to bear on specific issues. Drawing on resources throughout the firm, he coordinates the work of other disciplines to address the myriad business and legal issues facing both emerging and established companies. He brings a sophistication attained through long experience with large global clients — companies dominant in their industries — that routinely draw on multiple practices in their business dealings. In a typical venture — whether for a new technology platform, a digital marketing company, a manufacturing business, an innovative restaurant concept or a celebrity chef — Steven will be an active participant and trusted partner in every stage of the business life cycle. From formation through various funding rounds, from strategic acquisitions through to a successful exit, his clients rely on his keen business sense, his calmness under pressure and his innate willingness to treat their issues as his own.