This year, M&A lawyer Lindsay Kaplan is celebrating 15 years with New York firm Moses Singer. Since day one, her outlook has been the same: View every thorny problem as a compelling opportunity.

That excitement for problem-solving was instilled in her by her grandfather, an NYU Law graduate. Kaplan, meanwhile, attended the Cardozo School of Law and joined Moses Singer as a summer associate between her 2L and 3L years. Clear on her path, she came on board as an associate immediately after graduation and has spent her entire career with the firm – including seven years as a partner in the firm’s corporate group. In that time, she has acted as a dedicated counselor and decisive dealmaker for small-to-mid-size companies at all stages of development. She represents both buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, spearheading deals and providing crucial counsel to companies in moments of pivotal change. 

This year, Kaplan headed Moses Singer’s multi-faceted representation of AI-powered travel and event planning platform Reposite through its sale to event and planning technology provider Cvent. The deal required bringing together the firm’s Mergers & Acquisition, Information Technology and Tax groups to collaborate on the complex transaction. She was also part of the team that advised leading email marketing company Ergo in its sale to portfolio company Shift Paradigm.

But Kaplan’s practice isn’t solely defined by splashy deals. She also acts as an outside ear for routine business concerns, providing in-house counsel-style advice on general topics ranging from internal structuring to compensation arrangements to commercial contracts. She backs up her business knowledge, too; last year, Kaplan earned her Certificate of Completion from VC University, a comprehensive course in venture finance created by Venture Forward, the National Venture Capital Association and the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. She was trained in startup-specific business concerns and advanced venture capital concepts.

Kaplan shares her guidance in broader contexts both internally and externally, as well. On the firm’s website, she hosts a recurring series of corporate and M&A insights called “Top 3 with Lindsay,” where she provides her perspective on ways for buyers to protect investments, common issues in employment agreements, high-priority concerns for business founders and more. Within the firm, she acts as a mentor to junior associates, helping guide the next generation of problem solvers.

Kaplan is a member of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America.

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