Ferrer Joins Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Full-service law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Monday that Esteban A. "Steve" Ferrer has joined its New York office as a partner in the Corporate & Finance Group. Ferrer comes from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, where he was a partner.
"Steve is a recognized leader in corporate law who embodies the entrepreneurial spirit," J. Stephen Poor, Chair and Managing Partner of Seyfarth Shaw, said in a news release. "His move to Seyfarth Shaw reflects the stature our corporate practice has earned over the past several years. We are very excited about the role that Steve will play in continuing the growth of our group nationally."
Seyfarth Shaw said Ferrer, a native of Havana, Cuba, is expected to make "a significant contribution" in leading the national Corporate & Finance Practice Group. Ferrer is a transactional attorney whose practice focuses on general corporate, corporate governance, corporate finance, federal securities law and mergers and acquisitions, including strategic corporate alliances. In addition, his practice has a special focus on the health care and biotechnology fields.
He is fluent in Spanish and has experience in a variety of cross-border transactions in Latin America.
Ferrer earned a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.
"Seyfarth Shaw has a strong national platform with attorneys who can assist me with delivering my clients both the breadth and depth of knowledge they need to help them meet their strategic goals," Ferrer said in the release. "I look forward to working with my new colleagues in New York and throughout the firm."
Seyfarth Shaw employs more than 775 attorneys in nine U.S. offices, and also has an office in Brussels, Belgium.
O'Hara Wins Chamber's Business Woman Of The Year Honor
The Morris County (N.J.) Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce has named Katherine O'Hara, vice president and creative director of ad agency S3, its Business Woman of the Year.
"It's an honor to be recognized for my work and accomplishments throughout my career, especially within the Hispanic community," O'Hara said in a news release. "My grandparents left Cuba to make sure that their children and grandchildren could have a world of opportunities. I hope my decisions would make them proud and thankful for all they sacrificed."
O'Hara co-founded Boonton, N.J.-based S3 in 2001. The company has created advertising for such brands as BMW and Wyndham Worldwide. Her team has won induction into the New York Creative Hall of Fame by Women in Direct Marketing International, one of hundreds of honors the company has earned.
O'Hara also co-founded Boonton, N.J.-based Buffalo Nickel Food Company, which produces a potato-based snack, in 2008. She is a founding member of LEXCI, a national women's leadership group, and is a member of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
She will receive her honor Wednesday, June 3, in Morristown, N.J., at the chamber's annual awards luncheon.
