Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr.
Member / Managing Member, New York Office & Chair, New York Corporate Practice
+1.212.692.6769
A four-time BTI Consulting Group Client Service All-Star, Stephen has developed a reputation for immersing himself in his clients’ businesses, becoming a valued advisor to c-suite members and in-house counsel. He is called upon not only for his experience in structuring, negotiating and consummating complex transactions, but also to provide thoughtful, targeted and practical advice addressing the myriad legal and business issues that impact his clients’ day-to-day operations and long-term success.
Stephen represents both public and private companies in a broad range of domestic and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, restructurings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. He has represented clients in industries as diverse as financial services, healthcare, life sciences, telecommunications, manufacturing, hospitality, retail and sports and entertainment.
Stephen has worked extensively with acquirers, targets, special committees, stakeholders, and advisors in a variety of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. In light of his past experience in investment banking, Stephen brings specialized knowledge to the representation of investment banking firms in their representation of clients in M&A transactions, including in connection with the conduct of auction processes and the rendering of fairness opinions.
Stephen is Managing Member of the New York office, and heads the Corporate & Securities Practice in New York. He has served multiple terms on the firm’s Policy Committee.
Before joining the firm, Stephen was involved in investment banking, serving first as general counsel and as a member of the Corporate Finance Department and Management Committee of Commonwealth Associates, and later as a co-founder and President of Barington Capital Group, LP, two concerns providing services to small and mid-sized capitalization companies. Additionally, he had been a partner in two New York-based firms.
Stephen graduated with honors from the Fordham University School of Law where he was a member and an associate editor of the Fordham Law Review.
Experience
- Represented Monomoy Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its platform acquisitions of Japs-Olson Company, a commercial printing and distribution company, Cast-Crete Holdings, LLC, a building products company, and May Manufacturing, LLC, d/b/a Artesian Spas, a manufacturer of hot tubs, swim spas, and related products, as well as add-on acquisitions such as Marquis Hot Tubs LLC and Nordic Hot Tubs, two additional manufacturers in the hot tub space
- Represented Sabatino North America, LLC and Sabatino Italia, related companies involved in the farming, manufacturing, distribution and sale of truffles and truffle-based products, in its sale to Traub Capital Partners
- Represented Pharmerit International, a company engaged in providing healthcare economics and outcomes research services (HEOR), in its sale to OPEN Health, a healthcare communications and market access group
- Represented NCI Communications, Inc., d/b/a The Hill, the nation’s leading, independent, political digital media platform, in its sale to Nexstar Media Group, a broadcast TV and internet media company
- Represented PresenceLearning, Inc., a provider of teletherapy and software for special education and mental health providers in K-12 schools, in its acquisition of Global Teletherapy, a teletherapy service provider to virtual K-12 schools, and separately, a majority investment from Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm, and The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact investing strategy
- Represented Ferra Holdings Limited, an Australia-based provider of highly engineered, complex and advanced components, sub-systems and assemblies for the military aerospace and commercial aerospace end markets, in its sale to Accurus Aerospace Corporation, a portfolio company of private equity firm Liberty Hall Capital Partners
- Represented Monomoy Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Cast-Crete Holdings, LLC, a building products company, and acquisitions of May Manufacturing, LLC, d/b/a Artesian Spas, and Marquis Hot Tubs LLC, both manufacturers of hot tubs, swim spas, and related products
- Representation of fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty, LLC, a developer and operator of data centers, in numerous acquisitions, joint ventures, and financings.
- Sale of Wolf-Gordon, Inc., a design company providing wall covering, upholstery, drapery, textiles, and paint, by Corinthian Capital Group
- The acquisition of IMS Partners, Incorporated, a provider of marking, coding, and labeling equipment and services, by Hitachi America, Ltd.
- The acquisition of INVNT, LLC, a company involved in the execution and production of events and the digital and traditional media and creative support of such events, by Time, Inc.
- The acquisition of Consolidated Coal Company, a subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, by Murray Energy Corporation (represented financial advisor to target)
- The sale of MacDermid Incorporated to Platform Acquisition Holdings Ltd. (counsel to MacDermid Incorporated management team)
- The acquisition of Aciex Therapeutics, Inc., a company involved in opthalmics, by Nicox S.A., a French public company
- The acquisition and subsequent sale of Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. by Corinthian Capital Group, LLC
- The sale of Adolor Corporation, a publicly traded developer of prescription pain and pain management products, to Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (represented financial advisor to target)
- The sale of Omega Engineering, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and customized solutions in the process measurement and control industry, to Spectris plc
- The sale of American Technical Ceramics Corp., a publicly traded manufacturer of electronic components, to AVX Corporation
- The sale of the Telx Group, Inc., a premier operator of telecommunications facilities, to GI Partners
- The acquisition of the US securities brokerage business of Investec Ernst & Company by Maxim Group LLC
- The sale of Teleponce Cable TV, the owner and operator of cable television systems in Puerto Rico, to Centennial Communications Corp.
viewpoints
Executive Compensation: Moving Forward in a COVID-19 World
June 2, 2020 | Blog | By Alexander Song, Anne Bruno, Michael Arnold, Steve Gulotta, Andrew Bernstein
Employers reacted in a variety of ways to cope with the unprecedented financial impact of COVID-19. Employers must begin to shift their focus to whether their current executive compensation practices are designed with sufficient incentives to retain key employees and to spur recovery and sustained growth. This post reviews the range of cost-cutting measures companies have enacted over the past few months, and provides guidance on executive compensation issues employers should consider as they move forward in a COVID-19 world.
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Key Takeaways from Akorn v. Fresenius
November 2, 2018 | Video | By Steve Gulotta
In Akorn v. Fresenius, the Delaware Court of Chancery determined that Fresenius validly terminated its agreement to acquire Akorn on the grounds of a material adverse change affecting Akorn’s business. Steve Gulotta discusses the significance of the decision and shares key takeaways.
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Stephen Gulotta and Kenneth Koch Explore Alternative Private Equity Exits
November 13, 2014 | Blog
In a recent Law360 article, Mintz Levin members Stephen Gulotta and Kenneth Koch discuss several alternative strategies for PE sponsors looking to exit investments that do not attain the originally projected levels of growth and profitability.
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News & Press
Thomson Reuters Recognizes 10 Mintz Attorneys as “Stand-out Lawyers”
February 20, 2024
Mintz is pleased to share 10 attorneys have been named by their clients as Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers.”
Twenty-nine Mintz Attorneys Named to 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List
September 22, 2023
NEW YORK – Mintz is pleased to announce that 18 attorneys have been named New York Metro Super Lawyers and 11 attorneys have been named New York Metro Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for 2023.
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mintz is pleased to announce that Therese Doherty, Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr., and Bruce Sokler, have been named by corporate counsel to BTI Consulting Group’s Client Service All-Stars 2023, an elite list of client service leaders among law firms nationwide.
BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
Mintz Moves Into Larger New York Office, Spurred By Growth
December 6, 2022
Law360 Pulse covered Mintz' move into new office space in 919 Third Avenue in New York City. The article detailed the firm's hybrid approach to working and how the move was designed to accommodate for further growth of the business, including headcount.
Twenty-six Mintz Attorneys Recognized as 2022 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 29, 2022
17 Mintz attorneys have been named New York Metro Super Lawyers and nine Mintz attorneys have been named New York Metro Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for 2022.
Mintz Represents Ferra Holdings In Its Sale To Accurus
April 11, 2022
Five Mintz Attorneys Recognized as Client Service All-Stars by BTI
February 08, 2022
Law Firm Mintz Levin Inks 101K SF at 919 Third Avenue
August 16, 2021
An article published by Commercial Observer reported that Mintz has signed a 101,394 square-foot, 20-year lease, covering floors 37-39 and partial concourse level at 919 Third Avenue. The article included commentary from Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr., Managing Member of Mintz’s New York Office and Chair of the firm’s Corporate Practice, on how the move better accommodates the firm’s growth and enables Mintz to hire additional talent to continue to provide industry-leading support and service to clients.
An article published by Real Estate Weekly reported that Mintz has signed a 101,394 square-foot, 20-year lease, covering floors 37-39 and partial concourse level at 919 Third Avenue. The article included commentary from Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr., Managing Member of Mintz’s New York Office and Chair of the firm’s Corporate Practice, on how the move better accommodates the firm’s growth and enables Mintz to hire additional talent to continue to provide industry-leading support and service to clients.
Law Firm Expanding Into 919 Third Ave. in Ginormous Deal
August 15, 2021
An article published by The New York Post reported that Mintz has signed a 101,394 square-foot, 20-year lease, covering floors 37-39 and partial concourse level at 919 Third Avenue. The article included commentary from Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr., Managing Member of Mintz’s New York Office and Chair of the firm’s Corporate Practice, on how the move better accommodates the firm’s growth and enables Mintz to hire additional talent to continue to provide industry-leading support and service to clients.
Mintz Celebrates Two Decades in New York
November 18, 2020
Mintz Practice Groups and Attorneys Garner Top Rankings in 2020 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
June 12, 2020
In the latest guide, Mintz garnered rankings as a top national firm in eight practice areas, and 32 firm attorneys were individually recognized.
The Deal reported that OPEN Health Group, a portfolio company of private equity firm Amulet Capital Partners, LP, acquired Pharmerit International LP, a company engaged in providing healthcare economics and outcomes research services, in a deal completed on Nov. 1 and announced on Nov. 4.
Mintz Attorney Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr. Named a 2017 Client Service All-Star by BTI Consulting Group
February 07, 2017
Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr., Managing Member of Mintz's New York office and head of the New York Corporate and Securities Practice, has been named a BTI Client Service All-Star for the second time in the annual report published by BTI Consulting Group.
Sixteen Mintz attorneys have been named New York Super Lawyers for 2016 and twelve have been named New York Rising Stars. The list will be published in a special advertising supplement in The New York Times Magazine and in a stand-alone magazine, New York Super Lawyers - Metro Edition.
Mintz Expands Real Estate and Litigation Capabilities in New York
January 04, 2016
Thirteen attorneys from Mintz have been named New York Super Lawyers for 2014 and eleven have been named New York Rising Stars. The list will be published in a special advertising supplement in The New York Times Magazine and in a stand-alone magazine, New York Super Lawyers - Metro Edition.
Recognition & Awards
Four time BTI Consulting Group Client Service All-Star
Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers (2024)
New York Super Lawyers: Mergers & Acquisitions (2011 – 2022)
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for M&A: Middle-Market (2020 – 2022)
Involvement
- Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Secretary, Committee on Corporation Law, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1987 – 1990)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, ABA Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section
Recent Insights
Mintz is pleased to share 10 attorneys have been named by their clients as Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers.”
NEW YORK – Mintz is pleased to announce that 18 attorneys have been named New York Metro Super Lawyers and 11 attorneys have been named New York Metro Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for 2023.
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mintz is pleased to announce that Therese Doherty, Stephen J. Gulotta, Jr., and Bruce Sokler, have been named by corporate counsel to BTI Consulting Group’s Client Service All-Stars 2023, an elite list of client service leaders among law firms nationwide.
