Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP
Keiki-Michael Cabanos is an accomplished legal and financial professional with extensive experience in private equity, corporate transactions, and investment banking. Currently serving as Counsel at Dorf & Nelson LLP since October 2020, Keiki-Michael focuses on private equity, M&A, and counsel related to corporate governance. As Managing Director and General Counsel at Westwood Capital since 2005, oversight of legal, financial, compliance, and operational aspects of the investment bank and private equity/hedge funds is provided. Previous roles include Senior Vice President at SEFCU and CFO/General Counsel at First Albany Capital, where strategic corporate initiatives and compliance matters were managed. Keiki-Michael holds degrees in Economics, Law, and an MBA in Entrepreneurialism from multiple prestigious institutions. Specialties include various aspects of securities law, compliance, and financial operations.
Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP
Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP is a business law firm headquartered in New York, with an office in Los Angeles, California. The Firm, led by Partners Jon A. Dorf, Jonathan B. Nelson and Mark C. Zauderer, has been providing legal services and solutions to corporations, entrepreneurs, growing businesses and successful companies for over 30 years in the areas of litigation, corporate law, commercial and real property finance, commercial real estate and land use, labor and employment law, intellectual property, life sciences, cybersecurity and data privacy, trusts and estates litigation, medical malpractice defense, general liability litigation, and not-for-profit law. DNZ’s attorneys are highly qualified and experienced leaders in their respective fields and are supported by a team of experienced and knowledgeable staff. We are proud of our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. As a diverse and inclusive workplace, we provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all areas of the firm, from recruitment and professional development to promotion and leadership. We are the first law firm in the United States to be Gender Fair ® certified. We are proud that we have a Diversity & Inclusion Council which oversees the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.