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Ariel J Deckelbaum

Ariel J Deckelbaum

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Ariel Deckelbaum is an M&A partner who advises clients on their most challenging, strategic and business-critical transactions. This includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs, and cross-border and restructuring transactions, as well as other significant corporate matters.

With more than 20 years of experience, Ariel represents public and private companies, private equity and asset management firms, boards of directors, special committees, family offices and high-net-worth individuals and other strategic investors. Chambers USA notes his “diverse industry expertise,” which includes investment management, technology, media, private equity, industrials and manufacturing, consumer products, hospitality and sports.

Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Ariel was a partner in the New York office of another international law firm.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Asset Management M&A - USA - Nationwide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Ariel Deckelbaum is a highly experienced transactional attorney who excels in advising asset managers on M&A transactions. He also offers wider skills in advising corporates on strategic M&A matters.

Corporate/M&A - New York

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
Ariel Deckelbaum represents a diverse set of clients in M&A, corporate restructurings and joint ventures, among other transactions. His diverse industry expertise covers financial services and media and entertainment.

Strengths

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  • He understands people, and he has good insights into how to navigate those personal dynamics. He is thoughtful and knows when to be aggressive.

    Asset Management M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • He's very smart – a terrific lawyer. He knows the people in the industry, and he knows how the deals are done, having worked on some of the most sophisticated deals around.

    Asset Management M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is creative, pragmatic and super commercial.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is not merely an M&A lawyer, but a super dealmaker with shrewd insight, a cool head and unwavering passion to closing transactions.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is very smart and has very good judgment.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

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