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Miriam Lewis

Miriam Lewis

she/her/hers

Partner

Miriam Lewis practices in the areas of business, corporate and commercial real estate. Her clients include commercial banks, venture capital investors, real estate developers, private equity funds, tax credit financiers and other senior and junior lending institutions, as well as emerging growth companies and other corporate borrowers.

Miriam handles a variety of commercial transactions on behalf of her clients, including formation, equity and debt financings, term and revolving credit facilities, construction financing, mezzanine financings, real estate joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and general contract matters.

Miriam is a consummate team player, collaborating closely with her colleagues at Shipman to deliver timely and cost-effective solutions to her clients.

Credentials

Education

University of Massachusetts, B.A., summa cum laude, 2006
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., High Honors, 2012

Bar Admissions

Connecticut

Distinctions

Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Business/Corporate (2016-2022)
Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America: Real Estate Law (2023-2025); Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021-2025); Banking and Finance Law (2022, 2024-2025)
CALI Excellence Award for Performance in Lawyering Process (2009)
Edward L. Stephenson Memorial Prize

Professional Affiliations

Connecticut Bar Association: Business Law Section
American Bar Association
Hartford Bar Association
H.Y.P.E. (Hartford Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs)

Community Involvement

Fred D. Wish School Volunteer Tutor Program
Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Student Mentor Program

Experience

Mergers, acquisitions & joint ventures

Acquisition of Telecommunications Company Based in the Midwest

Represented a telecommunications company in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the stock of a national telecommunications company based in Michigan, by a new, wholly-owned acquisition subsidiary. The selling shareholders and the buyer entity agreed to file a Section 338(h)(10) election to treat the transaction as an asset sale for tax purposes, providing the buyer with a step up in basis and creating potentially more value to a subsequent asset buyer in the future. In addition to negotiating and preparing the stock purchase agreement and related ancillary documents, and reviewing the target company’s due diligence materials, our team also negotiated employment and non-compete agreements for the target company’s principal shareholders, who will remain with the company under its new ownership.

General

$205M Joint Venture for Co-Development of New York City Mixed-Used Project

Successfully represented Ceruzzi Properties in a joint-venture agreement for the co-development of a 76-story mixed-use project in midtown Manhattan. Valued at $205 million, this was the second largest New York City real estate transaction recorded for the second week of July 2019. Representation included a partnership restructuring and recapitalization.

August 15, 2024