Corporate & M&A
Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and governance for public and private companies — from a bolt-on to a bet-the-company deal.
Established in New York · 1998
Counsel for the decisions that matter most.
Halstead & Rowe is a boutique law and advisory firm on Park Avenue. For more than twenty-five years we have guided companies, founders and families through their most consequential corporate, private-client and contentious matters.
1998
Established
$40B+
Matters advised
40
Lawyers & advisors
Park Avenue · New York
1998
Established in New York
600+
Matters handled to date
94%
Disputes resolved without trial
3
Bar admissions — NY, DE & England
What we do
Six practices, one standard of care.
We take a limited number of engagements so that a partner leads every one. Each practice draws on the others when a matter demands it.
Private Client & Wealth
Succession, trusts and estate planning for families and founders who need their affairs handled quietly and precisely.
Disputes & Arbitration
Commercial litigation and international arbitration, run by trial lawyers who prepare every matter as if it will be tried.
Regulatory & Investigations
Internal investigations, enforcement defense and regulatory counsel when a matter must be contained before it becomes public.
Real Estate & Projects
Acquisition, development and financing of commercial property and infrastructure across the Northeast.
Tax & Structuring
Transaction tax, fund formation and cross-border structuring designed to hold up years after the deal closes.
Established 1998
Small by design, serious by reputation.
Halstead & Rowe was founded in 1998 by Margaret Halstead and David Rowe on a simple premise: that a company or family facing a defining moment deserves the undivided attention of the lawyers actually doing the work.
We remain deliberately small — forty lawyers and advisors, one office on Park Avenue, and a client list we keep short enough to know by name. The partner you meet is the partner who handles your matter.
Halstead & Rowe · New York, est. 1998
How we work
A measured way through a hard moment.
Consequential matters are rarely won by speed alone. Our method is the same whether the stake is a merger, a dispute or a family’s legacy.
-
Understand the matter
Before we advise, we listen — to the facts, the commercial reality and what you actually need to achieve. Nothing is billed until we agree the mandate.
-
Set the strategy
A named partner sets a clear plan with defined outcomes and candid odds. You always know the position, the cost and the next step.
-
See it through
We carry the matter to its conclusion and stand behind the result — quietly when discretion serves you, forcefully when it does not.
The people
Partners who do the work.
Every engagement is led by one of the firm’s partners — the same person from the first conversation to the final signature.
Margaret Halstead
Founding Partner · Corporate
M&A, governance and board advisory for public and private companies.
David Rowe
Senior Partner · Disputes
Commercial litigation and international arbitration across three jurisdictions.
Priya Anand
Partner · Private Client
Succession, trusts and estate planning for families and founders.
Thomas Okafor
Partner · Regulatory
Investigations, enforcement defense and regulatory counsel.
$3.4B
Cross-border merger completed on schedule and without a leak.
94%
Of the disputes we handled resolved before reaching trial.
26 yrs
Advising the same anchor clients since the firm opened.
Selected outcomes
The record we keep quiet about.
We rarely name clients or matters. These figures, drawn from the last five years, speak to how we work far better than a press release would.
They told us what we didn’t want to hear, early — and it was the advice that saved the deal. We have not made a significant decision without them since.
General Counsel
NYSE-listed industrials group · client since 2011
Insights
Briefings from the practice.
Occasional notes on the questions our clients are actually asking. Considered, not constant.
Request a consultation
Speak with our team.
Tell us, in confidence, what you are facing. We respond to every serious enquiry within one business day and will say honestly whether we are the right firm for it.
By telephone
(212) 555-0139
By email
office@halsteadrowe.example
The office
48 East 52nd Street, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm ET · Evenings by appointment