USA – NEW YORK Trends and Developments Contributed by: Aaron Bourke, Tom Scriven, Bjorn Sorenson and Joshua Teitelbaum RPCK Rastegar Panchal
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RPCK Rastegar Panchal is an international law firm recognised for its innovative transactional work across private equity, venture capital, M&A, private credit, and blended finance. The firm’s funds practice advises fund sponsors, investors, and institutions on complex fund formations, cross-border investments, and financing structures. RPCK has established a
leading practice in blended finance and impact in - vesting, designing frameworks that mobilise capital toward scalable, commercially viable solutions. The firm’s globally recognised team combines sophisti - cated legal expertise with deep market insight to de - liver results that advance both financial and strategic objectives.
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Aaron Bourke is a partner at RPCK and leads the fund formation practice. He advises a wide range of impact fund sponsors on all aspects of fund formation as well as institutional investors in connection with
Bjorn Sorenson is senior counsel in RPCK’s New York office, where he leads the firm’s debt finance practice. Both business-focused and technically oriented, Bjorn advises borrowers and lenders on leveraged finance and
investments into impact funds. Aaron has represented impact fund sponsors with investment strategies ranging from fintech for financial inclusion to sustainable agriculture internationally, and minority banking to pay-for-success financing domestically. Aaron has also served in an outside general counsel capacity to several clients. He has a JD from New York University School of Law and a BA from the College of William & Mary.
secured transactions. His deep and diverse legal practice also serves clients in a general advisory and outside general counsel role. Deeply committed to public health initiatives and volunteer service, Bjorn has served as the treasurer and chair of the Audit & Finance Committee of IMA World Health and is the recent past chairperson of the Harvard Divinity School Alumni/ae Council. In addition to his role as senior counsel, Bjorn is leading RPCK’s new initiative on Learning, Development, and Impact Assessment.
Tom Scriven is senior counsel and head of RPCK’s Denver office, where he advises early- and growth-stage companies, investment firms, fund managers and foundations. He is a seasoned transactional and regulatory
Joshua Teitelbaum is a partner in RPCK’s New York office. As both a seasoned transactional attorney and a former business owner, Josh brings a unique understanding of the issues surrounding business and commercial
attorney and former general counsel and managing partner of an impact investment firm operating in Africa, chair of boards of directors and an angel investor. Tom advises US and international clients on private capital transactions and fund structuring, corporate legal matters, governance, and regulatory compliance. Tom received his BA in political science from Houghton College, where he graduated summa cum laude, and his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law.
transactions to his legal practice and role as a trusted adviser to the firm’s entrepreneur, growth company, fund sponsor, family office and other clients. Josh’s practice focuses on corporate and finance transac - tions, with an emphasis on venture capital, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and structuring and formation of private investment funds. Josh received his BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated cum laude, and his JD from the George Washington University National Law Center.
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