Founder, Chairman and CEO
PJT Partners
Paul J. Taubman is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PJT Partners, a global advisory-focused investment bank. Since its founding in 2014, PJT Partners has become one of the fastest growing and most respected advisory firms. Prior to founding PJT Partners, Mr. Taubman spent nearly 30 years at Morgan Stanley serving in a series of increasingly significant leadership positions including Co-President of Institutional Securities. Throughout his career, he has advised companies and Boards on many of the largest and most complex strategic transactions around the globe.
Mr. Taubman serves in a leadership role on numerous philanthropic efforts including Board President of New York Cares, New York City’s largest volunteer organization; Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Board Member of the Partnership for New York City; Advisory Council member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Advisory Board member of Youth, Inc.; and Trustee of the Foundation for Empowering Citizens with Autism.
Mr. Taubman received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Edward Sassower serves on the Firm’s Executive Committee and is a partner in the Restructuring Group. He focuses on representing debtors, creditors and distressed or special situation investors in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and acquisitions.
Edward has consistently been recognized by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Global, The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Most recently, interviewees described Edward as “one of those rare people who comes along once in a while who has a legal mind and a business mind.” In prior editions, interviewees described Edward as a “master strategist and brilliant technician” who “demonstrates incredible creativity” with “both a brilliant and commanding understanding of the law as well as a complete and thoughtful view of business” noting that his “ability to build consensus and to coalesce the group around important issues was stunning.” Client and peer quotes have also described Edward as a “really talented and very savvy deal-maker” with “deep relationships in the bankruptcy community” and praised him for his “command of a board of directors,” “tremendous credibility in the courtroom,” and his focus on “delivering a great job for his clients.” Client and peer quotes also commend Edward on his “leadership to clients who have never experienced the complexity and intensity of bankruptcy” noting he “has the ability to see the big picture of the case at all times and can anticipate the next several steps necessary to keep the case on track.” Interviewees praised Edward for his “great understanding of the impact of decisions on business” and his ability to “facilitate communication and dialogue and provide leadership,” while having “a good relationship with other professionals that transcends the adversarial aspects of cases.”
Edward has also consistently been recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. Client and peer quotes praise Edward for being a “tireless advocate with a highly evolved understanding of what matters to financial clients,” a “true business-savvy deal lawyer who knows when to fight and when to negotiate” and “as good as it gets in the bankruptcy area.”
In 2016, Edward was selected by Law360 as an “MVP,” three years after naming him a “Rising Star” in 2013.
In 2013, Edward was selected by Turnarounds & Workouts as an “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer,” five years after naming him an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” in 2008.
In 2013, Edward was selected to the UJA-Federation of New York's first ever 40 Under 40 Industry Leaders list, an initiative that recognizes a prominent group of accomplished professionals spanning many industries.
Edward is also an adjunct professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches the “Corporate Restructuring” course every Fall.
Edward is also on the board of numerous charities including Team Rubicon and UJA - Federation of New York.
