Donny Ariel

Donny Ariel is a legal recruiter at Chain Bridge Legal Search, Inc., starting in 2025, focusing on matching attorneys with appropriate job opportunities. Previously, Donny served as Managing Director at ELR Legal Search from 2021 to 2025 and as an Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP from 2019 to 2021, where representation included ad hoc groups in restructuring cases. Prior experience also includes an Associate role at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP from 2016 to 2019, handling large-scale corporate bankruptcy cases, and a Judicial Law Clerk position at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York under Chief Judge Carla E. Craig from 2015 to 2016. Early career experiences include teaching chess strategies at Kids Chess Network. Donny obtained a Juris Doctor from Cardozo School of Law in 2015, alongside completing the CFA Level I Exam. Education history includes studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and attendance at Stuyvesant High School.