News & Press Releases

Mintz announces Adam Banack, Geoffrey Cher, and Emily Y. Fan have joined as partners in the firm’s Toronto office. Since opening just over 18 months ago, Mintz’s Toronto office has grown nearly sevenfold to handle clients’ most sophisticated business issues. 

The Globe and Mail published a feature story about Mintz’s Toronto office, highlighting Mintz’s growth and success in Toronto in tandem with the arrival of new Partners Adam Banack, Geoffrey Cher, and Emily Fan. Insights from Mintz Managing Member Bob Bodian and Toronto Office Managing Member Mitch Frazer are included throughout the piece. The article also mentions Toronto office founding Partners Michael Akkawi, Cheryl Reicin, Eric Foster, and Lee Johnson, as well as Mitch, and includes additional insights from Cheryl and Geoff.

Mintz advised Artemis, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on partnering with differentiated industrial tech companies, on the acquisition of Richland Glass Company, LLC, an Advanced Materials manufacturer of specialty glass containment products and solutions. 

Insights from Steven Shparber, Energy & Sustainability Member, and John Lushetsky, Senior Vice President of ML Strategies, were featured in Utility Dive around the 2025 outlook for federal energy-related agencies. The article discusses how relevant agencies will play key roles in the Trump administration's goals to cut energy costs and meet the nation’s fast-increasing power demand.

Mintz is advising Berenson & Company, LLC in a merger agreement between Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GETY) and Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK). The combined company would have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion. Additional information is available here. The Mintz team is led by Ivan Presant and Matthew T. Simpson with support from Jason Miller and Doug Baumstein.

ESG Practice Co-chair Jacob Hupart was quoted by Lexology PRO in an article about how climate coalitions focused on banking and investments, like the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), are losing some of their US partners as the new presidential administration prepares to take office.