Kramer Levin Elevates Three Lawyers to Partner

Kramer Levin announced today the elections of Mathilde Carle, Scott A. Gorski and Christian E. Witzke to partner positions in the firm. Mathilde is based in Paris, and Scott and Christian are based in New York.

Co-Managing Partners Paul H. Schoeman and Howard T. Spilko said, “We congratulate these three exceptional lawyers and commend them for the hard work and superior client service that have brought them to this point in their careers. We look forward to their continued success.”

Mathilde Carle — Intellectual Property, Paris

Mathilde Carle advises on intellectual property matters, particularly in the protection and defense of trademarks, copyrights and designs. She has developed significant experience in the audiovisual, fashion, distribution and technology sectors. Mathilde is the European head of Kramer Levin’s Intellectual Property and Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection practices and collaborates with the firm’s FinTech, Private Equity and M&A teams, advising on the intellectual property aspects of their matters.

Mathilde received an LL.M. from Cornell Law School and a Master 2 in literary, artistic and industrial property law from the University of Paris II, Panthéon-Assas.

Scott A. Gorski — Immigration, New York 

Scott A. Gorski works on the full range of employment-based business immigration matters. He advises multinational corporations, startups, nonprofits and other organizations seeking immigrant and nonimmigrant visas on behalf of their employees and guides clients seeking to hire, transfer and retain foreign talent. His work includes obtaining temporary work authorization and securing permanent residence status for a client’s foreign employees. Scott also counsels clients on their internal immigration policies as well as the immigration implications of corporate reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions. He also advises on employer sanctions, I-9 / E-Verify compliance and other immigration obstacles across the U.S. immigration system.

Scott received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law and a B.S., magna cum laude, in communication with a concentration in information technology from Cornell University.

Christian E. Witzke — Private Equity, New York

Christian E. Witzke advises private equity funds and their portfolio companies, public companies, and private businesses in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, equity financings, and other investment transactions. He guides clients through the inevitable and often unique complications arising at every stage of these transactions, from strategic structuring and negotiation of deal and corporate governance documents through due diligence and to closing. Some of his notable recent work includes syndicate acquisitions involving the structuring and negotiation of intricate multiparty investment relationships.

Christian received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in psychology from Amherst College.