Aaron Gafni

LOS ANGELES – January 11, 2016 - Greenberg Glusker announced today Aaron Gafni has been named a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Group. Throughout his career, Gafni has successfully represented entrepreneurs, start-ups and middle market companies with everything from entity formation and structuring to equity financings and mergers and acquisitions. In 2014, Gafni served as one of the lead corporate attorneys on the $2 billion sale of the L.A. Clippers to Steve Ballmer. “Aaron is a stellar attorney who has built a strong reputation as a great corporate attorney,” says Bob Baradaran, Managing Partner at Greenberg Glusker. “He is sharp and talented beyond his years and understands how to work with clients to get deals done.” Gafni’s diverse practice spans across Los Angeles’ signature business sectors, including technology, sports and entertainment, food and beverage and consumer goods.  Gafni has been recognized by Variety as one of Hollywood’s next generation of power players for his work with sports, entertainment and new media clients. Gafni is also heavily involved in Los Angeles’ burgeoning technology scene, including through the Firm’s sponsorship of Venice start-up accelerator Amplify.la. “I am extremely pleased with the trajectory of my career at Greenberg Glusker and have had the great fortune to work on some of the region’s most high profile deals,” said Gafni. “I look forward to continuing to build my practice alongside attorneys who have made a name for themselves in nearly every industry in Los Angeles.” Gafni earned his undergraduate degree from UC Santa Barbara and his law degree from UCLA School of Law.

Corporate associate from Greenberg Glusker named to prestigious list for his work on Clippers sale and representation of innovative digital media companies Aaron Gafni, an attorney in the Corporate Group at Greenberg Glusker, was today recognized by Variety in its annual “Hollywood’s New Leaders” list for 2014. The prestigious annual list, which “spotlights the next generation of power players in the entertainment business,” appears in the October 28, 2014, issue of Variety. “In 2014, Aaron served as corporate counsel on the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise to Steve Ballmer and represented Oscar De La Hoya in various corporate matters,” said Bob Baradaran, managing partner of Greenberg Glusker. “In addition to his legal achievements in the sports business, he also counseled a number of emerging companies that are innovating at the intersection of entertainment and technology, such as digital content providers and platforms, social media companies and video game publishers and distributors. Today’s recognition by Variety is well-deserved for Aaron’s impressive work on behalf of our clients this year.” Gafni represents clients in a wide variety of general corporate and transactional matters, ranging from entity formation and structuring to equity financings and mergers and acquisitions. He advises entrepreneurs, start-ups and middle market companies across a broad range of business sectors, including technology and new media, sports, food and beverage, consumer goods and real estate. Gafni is actively involved in the Firm’s sponsorship of Venice start-up accelerator Amplify.la. Gafni earned his law degree from UCLA School of Law and his undergraduate degree from UC Santa Barbara.