Eliezer M. Helfgott

Eliezer Helfgott concentrates his practice in the areas of transactional and general corporate law for public and private companies in a variety of industries, focusing primarily in:

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Venture Capital
• Joint Ventures
• Debt and Equity Financings
• Securities Matters

• A leading logistics and transportation company in its acquisition of a national provider of omnichannel fulfillment services.
• An online investment marketplace in its acquisition of an art finance company.
• Sale of a maker of plush toys to a private equity fund.
• Investors in connection with multiple SPAC PIPE offerings.
• An online alternative investment platform in connection with securities and financing matters. 
• Lender in connection with law firms loans and other litigation finance transactions.
• Consumer litigation finance company in connection with its financing transactions.
• Joint venture involving prepaid debit cards.
• Early- and late-stage capital transactions, including preferred stock financings, on behalf of issuers and investors.
• Serve as “outside general counsel” to start-ups and middle market companies in various industries including technology, life sciences, and e-commerce.

• Deal

  Blank Rome Represents Nations Capital, Inc. in Majority Investment by Gordon Brothers

  August 4, 2023

  Peter Schnur, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Eliezer M. Helfgott, Joseph T. Gulant, Stephanie Gantman Kaplan, Adam R. Seiden

• Deal

  Blank Rome Represents Ryder System, Inc. in Its Acquisition of Baton Trucking, Inc.

  September 13, 2022

  Eliezer M. Helfgott, Joseph T. Gulant, Michael A. Kadlec, Lisa Casey Spaniel, Stephanie Gantman Kaplan, Jennifer J. Daniels

• Deal

  Blank Rome Represents Ryder System in Its $480M Acquisition of Whiplash

  December 14, 2021

  Peter Schnur, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Eliezer M. Helfgott, Peter M. Melampy, Kevin J. Bruno, Joseph T. Gulant

• Deal

  Blank Rome Represents YieldStreet Inc. in its Acquisition of Athena Art Finance Corp.

  April 8, 2019

  Eliezer M. Helfgott, Scott R. Smith, Erin O'Brien Harkiewicz, Lisa M. Campisi, Joseph T. Gulant, Michael A. Kadlec

• Case

  Blank Rome Represents Mastech Digital, Inc. in Acquisition of the Services Division of InfoTrellis Inc.

  July 31, 2017

  Eliezer M. Helfgott, Jonathan T. Keen, Joseph T. Gulant, Kevin J. Baum, Adam R. Sansweet

• Deal

  Blank Rome Represents ISP Optics in its Sale to LightPath Technologies

  December 21, 2016

  Peter Schnur, Eliezer M. Helfgott

• Deal

  Blank Rome Represents IHS Inc. in the Sale of the Assets and Liabilities of IHS’ Operational Excellence & Risk Management Business

  May 31, 2016

  Robert J. Mittman, Peter Schnur, Eliezer M. Helfgott, Joseph T. Gulant, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Mark Blondman

• Deal

  General Cable Corporation Closes $600 Million Senior Notes Offering

  September 25, 2012

  Alan H. Lieblich, Melissa Palat Murawsky, Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Scott R. Smith, Daniel R. Blickman

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Admissions

• New Jersey
• New York

Education

• Yeshiva University, BA, magna cum laude
• New York University School of Law, JD, cum laude