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Forum Overview

The Forum is an exclusive gathering limited to 44 participants. This distinguished group will consist of senior-level in-house counsel and seasoned executives from top fund sponsors, institutional investors, select family offices, and sports-related organizations, as well as a curated group of elite private practice lawyers who advise them.

 

Using candid, seminar-style discussion, the group identifies trends and developments in their varied jurisdictions for meaningful dialogue on the most interesting and provocative issues of the day.

2025 Steering Committee

This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.

Committee Co-Chairs

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Neil Barlow
Partner – Chair of US Private Equity Clifford Chance New York, United States

Partner – Chair of US Private Equity

New York, United States

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Andrew McElwee
Principal (Legal) Sixth Street London, United Kingdom

Principal (Legal)

London, United Kingdom

Committee Members

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Stefan G. dePozsgay
Partner, Private Equity & Sports Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP New York, United States

Partner, Private Equity & Sports

New York, United States

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Mike Herbert
Partner Northridge Law LLP London

Partner

London

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Joseph M Leccese
Chairman Proskauer Rose LLP New York, United States

Chairman

New York, United States

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Henry F. Makeham
Head of International Funds and Asset Management Section Public Investment Fund Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Head of International Funds and Asset Management Section

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Patrick Mitchell
Partner Latham & Watkins LLP London, United Kingdom

Partner

London, United Kingdom

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Zach Zimmerman
Executive Director Moelis & Company Los Angeles, United States

Executive Director

Los Angeles, United States

Zach Zimmerman has worked in investment banking for over 10 years and is currently an executive director at Moelis & Co. where he works in the media, sports & entertainment practice with a primary focus on advising clients across the global sports eco-system. He has worked on several landmark transactions including Todd Boehly and Clearlake’s acquisition of Chelsea Football FC, the record breaking sales of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury and Angel City FC as well as the sale of WWE to UFC and Endeavor. Prior to Moelis, Zach worked at Greenhill & Co and Barclays. 

 

He served in the United States Marine Corps as an infantryman from 2006-2010, which included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and is a graduate of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Zach Zimmerman has worked in investment banking for over 10 years and is currently an executive director at Moelis & Co. where he works in the media, sports & entertainment practice with a primary focus on advising clients across the global sports eco-system. He has worked on several landmark transactions including Todd Boehly and Clearlake’s acquisition of Chelsea Football FC, the record breaking sales of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury and Angel City FC as well as the sale of WWE to UFC and Endeavor. Prior to Moelis, Zach worked at Greenhill & Co and Barclays. 

 

He served in the United States Marine Corps as an infantryman from 2006-2010, which included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and is a graduate of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

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