Davis Polk Elects Eight New Partners
Davis Polk has announced that Jason Bassetti, Avelina Burbridge, Matthew Cormack, Kailash Gupta, Samuel Kang, Kwesi Larbi-Siaw, John Runne and Michael Stenbring have been elected partners of the firm, effective July 1, 2026.
Jason Bassetti is a member of Davis Polk’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate practices in Northern California. Jason advises U.S. and international clients on a range of private and public M&A transactions, including cross-border transactions. His M&A experience includes mergers, securities acquisitions, carve-outs, majority and minority investments, and joint ventures. He also advises clients on securities and corporate matters, including debt and equity offerings, spin- and split-off transactions, public company reporting and corporate governance. Jason’s practice focuses primarily on transactions involving technology and life sciences companies.
Avelina Burbridge is a member of Davis Polk’s Real Estate practice in New York. Avelina represents clients on a broad range of complex commercial real estate and digital infrastructure transactions. She advises clients on acquisitions and dispositions, construction and development projects, digital infrastructure projects, energy and infrastructure projects, hospitality and gaming industry projects, partnerships and joint ventures, ground leases, data center leases, all types of real estate-based financings, and distressed asset workouts and restructurings
