Ayanna C. Joseph Joins Morrison Cohen

Morrison Cohen welcomes Associate Ayanna C. Joseph, who joins the firm’s Corporate Practice, where she focuses on corporate and transactional matters, representing clients in a range of complex business transactions and corporate matters.

Her experience includes private equity fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, emerging company/venture capital transactions, and securities and capital markets matters. She has drafted and negotiated a variety of fund formation and closing documents, including entity formation documents, pooling agreements, transfer agreements and subscription materials.

Ayanna has worked on significant, complex transactions, including the $12 billion merger of two global asset management firms.

Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, she was a Fellow at Urban Strategies LLC, where she conducted legislative, budget and real estate policy research and supported legal matters involving corporate and real estate transactions. She previously served as a law clerk in the Asset Management Group at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Ayanna received her J.D. from Boston College Law School and her B.A. from Wesleyan University.

“Ayanna brings a strong foundation in private equity and investment management, with experience supporting complex fund formations, capital raises and high-profile transactions,” said Partner Randi Mason, chair of Morrison Cohen’s Corporate Practice. “Her experience will benefit both our clients and our team, and we’re excited to welcome her to Morrison Cohen.”