Michael Gerstenzang, Managing Partner at Cleary

Today, my guest is Michael Gerstenzang, the Managing Partner of Cleary Gottlieb. In addition to leading the firm, Michael maintains an active practice focusing on private investment funds, including forming and advising private equity funds, credit funds, growth funds, special situations funds, infrastructure funds, and other types of “alternative” investment vehicles.

He also has deep experience advising alternative investment firms and founders/senior professionals on issues relating to succession and management reorganizations. Michael regularly represents TPG, KKR, Sixth Street, Blackstone, Coller Capital, and Hillhouse in a variety of matters.

During his tenure as Managing Partner, Michael was the driving force behind starting ClearyX in 2022, a wholly-owned business unit within Cleary with its own management team and strategy. Led by Carla Swansburg, it is focused on using existing and emerging legal technologies and act as an incubator for new products, processes and services that can improve client experiences and increase efficiency through flexible business models and pricing.

Michael holds a JD from Columbia Law School and a BS from Georgetown University.