Bio

Anthony Iuzzolino is a partner at Giannuzzi Lewendon and has been with the firm from its inception in 2011. Anthony focuses his practice on advising companies (large and small) on various transactional and contract-based matters. Anthony helps companies navigate the many decisions they face during their lifecycle so that they can successfully grow – often with an eye toward a strategic exit. In this role, he advises companies on items such as entity selection, corporate governance and compliance, stakeholder and founder rights and debt and equity fundraising. In addition, Anthony has extensive experience advising companies on supply chain and operational matters, and he has successfully negotiated hundreds of formulation, supply, manufacturing, co-packing and distribution agreements. Since his time working with Glacéau (creator of vitaminwater and smartwater), Anthony has assisted companies with endorsement and sponsorship deals involving celebrities, athletes and influencers along with some of the most recognizable sports teams in the world. He has negotiated complex partnerships with large, multinational retailers, and he has worked on numerous strategic transactions, both in the U.S. and abroad, several of which have served as benchmarks in the consumer products industry: Happy Family in its sale to Danone, Vita Coco in its partnership with Reignwood (parent company of Red Bull China), Krave in its sale to Hershey, KeVita in its sale to Pepsi and Terrafertil (parent company of Nature’s Heart) in its sale to Nestlé – just to name a few. Anthony also has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, where he served as outside general counsel to The ONE Group – proprietor of numerous restaurants and nightclubs, including the worldwide chain of steakhouses known as STK. In this capacity, he successfully negotiated countless leases and management agreements for some of the most sought-after properties in the country along with handling all aspects of The ONE Group’s day to day legal needs. Prior to joining Giannuzzi Lewendon, Anthony worked at Donovan & Giannuzzi, LLP. He received his Bachelor of Science from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, where he was awarded a full academic scholarship to study engineering. (Interestingly, this institution was founded by Peter Cooper, inventor of Jell-O. Quite the coincidence, since many of his clients are food and beverage entrepreneurs.) From there, he went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School, while also studying abroad in Beijing, China. During his time away from the office, Anthony enjoys reading (he just finished up Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson) and boxing – quite a one-two combination.