Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP appoints new partners and special counsel

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP has announced the election of the following new partners and special counsel:

Dominique Padilla Gallego, a partner in the tax group, focuses on U.S. federal income tax matters related to structured finance transactions, financial products and investment funds. She received her LL.M. in International Taxation from New York University School of Law; her J.D., cum laude and valedictorian, from Ateneo de Manila University in Manila, Philippines; and her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Ms. Gallego is a recipient of the AT&T Asia Pacific Leadership Award.

Laurence M. Moss, a partner in the employment and employee benefits group, focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on leveraged-buyout transactions. He regularly counsels companies on the design and implementation of employment and separation arrangements, equity-based compensation and non-qualified retirement programs. After obtaining an undergraduate degree in accounting from Bucknell University, Mr. Moss received a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Nicholas Fagge, a special counsel in the tax group working out of the London office, focuses his practice on U.K. tax issues relating to the formation and operation of offshore investment funds and their management groups, with a particular emphasis on partnership taxation. Mr. Fagge holds a B.A. from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, and is qualified as a solicitor and admitted to the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

David S. Griffel, a special counsel in the tax group, focuses his practice on tax issues relating to the formation and operation of onshore and offshore investment funds and their investment managers; tax considerations related to employee and executive compensation, including deferred compensation programs; and partnership taxation. Mr. Griffel received his A.B., cum laude, from Harvard College and was awarded a J.D., magna cum laude, and LL.M. in Taxation from the New York University School of Law.

Marnie S. Grossman, a special counsel in the individual client services group, concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and the administration of trusts and estates, and in the creation, administration and taxation of charitable organizations. She obtained her B.A., summa cum laude, from Duke University and her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (www.srz.com), with more than 450 attorneys in New York and London, offers legal counsel in investment management, business transactions, finance, real estate, structured products, business reorganization, litigation, bank regulatory, intellectual property, employment and employee benefits, tax, environmental law, insurance and individual client services.