Kramer Levin is pleased to announce that Arlene J. Ortiz-Leytte has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate department in New York.

Arlene advises private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising transactions, equity and debt investments, carve-out transactions, joint ventures, and other complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Her work spans a variety of industries, including chemicals, energy, entertainment, fashion, food and retail, health care, manufacturing, professional services, real estate, technology, and transportation.

Previously, Arlene was a partner at an Am Law 100 firm. She received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.