Media Mentions
Nicole Yoon Featured in Law360 Pulse on Joining Benesch
August 22, 2025
Benesch Partner Nicole Yoon, a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in New York, was featured in Law360 about her move to the firm. Nicole joined Benesch after nearly a decade at McDermott Will & Emery.
“I’m excited to be joining Benesch at such a pivotal point in the firm’s growth,” said Nicole. “The firm’s entrepreneurial and collegial culture stood out to me, along with its commitment to maintaining that culture even as it continues to expand.”
In her practice, Nicole advises publicly traded and privately held companies, private equity sponsors, and other investment vehicles on transactions and corporate matters, such as cross-border and domestic mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. She has experience handling deal structuring, post-merger integration, corporate governance, joint ventures, equity financings, corporate restructurings and recapitalization.
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