Press Release – NEW YORK, April 8, 2025 – Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel (“SRFC”), a full-service law firm internationally recognized for its securities and litigation practices, reported that in Q1 2025 it closed 45 transactions, ranging from $80 million to $600,000, with the total value of these transactions surpassing $500 million. The transactions, on behalf of both issuers and underwriters, included initial public offerings, secondary public offerings, direct listings, registered direct offerings and private placements.
The firm also added considerable leadership by naming Evan Cappelli as its first Corporate and Securities Department Managing Partner. Mr. Cappelli brings a wealth of invaluable experience as a capital markets and securities practitioner that will play a vital role in the firm’s continued efforts to bolster itself as the premier provider of capital markets legal services. The firm’s roster now includes attorneys from prominent firms including Milbank LLP, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss), among others.
“Our team has demonstrated time and time again that it is capable of handling a wide variety of complicated capital markets transactions of all sizes, making our services more in-demand than ever. We experienced a great deal of success to start the year, but the work continues as we plan to further scale our firm’s operations to achieve client objectives,” said Ross Carmel, name partner at Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel.
Additionally, SRFC continued to display its growing industry profile through its presence in top-tier, financial and legal trade media, with firm leaders lending their expertise to pieces in Reuters, American Banker, Law360 and more.
“The work speaks for itself. As our team continues to provide our expanding client base with best-in-class capital markets legal services, we will continue to attract the best talent and have our expertise sought out in financial media and beyond,” said Gregory Sichenzia, founding partner at Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel. “It’s still early in the year, and we are confident we have the team, reputation and capabilities needed to drive continued success through the remainder of 2025.”
