Bio

Mitchell Presser advises on high-profile global public and private mergers and acquisitions, with a heavy concentration on private equity transactions. Mitchell is co-chair of the global Food + Agriculture Industry practice. He is also a member of the firm’s global ESG + Sustainability steering committee. Clients across wide-ranging sectors call on Mitchell for his vast experience, as both a lawyer and a principal, executing high-profile M&A and private equity transactions that lead to successful outcomes. He has worked across asset classes, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food, financial services, industrials, insurance, sports and entertainment, energy and retail. Mitchell was a founding partner of Paine Schwartz Partners (formerly Paine & Partners), a leading U.S. private equity firm managing a fund focused on investing in food and agriculture. Having served as an investor for more than eight years, Mitchell has an understanding of both the legal and business environments that enables him to provide a unique perspective to clients. Mitchell has been recognized as a top lawyer by Chambers USA and Legal 500 US. Our private equity practice was recently recognized as a Law360 Practice Group of the Year. He is a faculty member and lecturer of law at Harvard Law School and Columbia Law School, where he teaches a class focused on the sale of international businesses. Mitchell has served as member of the Board of Directors for privately-held and public companies.