Greenberg Traurig Represents SAINVUS on Its Launch and Completion of Its First Strategic Acquisition

NEW YORK - Sept. 30, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented SAINVUS in connection with its launch and the completion of its first strategic acquisition, the acquisition of Schulman Lobel, a leading CPA firm with offices in New York City, New Jersey, and Los Angeles.

SAINVUS is led by co-founders Jonathan Smidt, a former partner at KKR, and Hilliard Milner, a Chartered Accountant and technology entrepreneur. The newly launched platform focuses on acquiring and supporting CPA firms across the United States, with a mission to provide practices with the infrastructure, resources, and capital needed to thrive in a competitive and evolving market. Unlike traditional consolidators, the firm emphasizes long-term partnerships that allow firms to maintain their culture and client relationships while gaining access to operational support, growth capital, and expanded service offerings.

The Greenberg Traurig team that represented SAINVUS was led by New York Corporate Shareholder Shaun Levor, Chicago Corporate Shareholder Matthew Whited and Mexico City Corporate Of Counsel Alex Wang. They were assisted by Ejim Peter Achi, co-chair of the firm's Global Corporate Practice and its Private Equity Practice, Shareholder Daniel F. Rayner in the Corporate Practice in New York, and Shareholder John J. Loncto in the Corporate Practice in Atlanta. Other shareholders included Jeffrey K. Ekeberg in the Tax Practice in Chicago, Leanne Reagan in the Tax Practice in Miami, Brian B. Kelly in the Labor & Employment Practice in San Francisco, Hannah Caplan in the Labor & Employment Practice in Denver, and David M. Greenberg in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice in New York.

The team also included Associates Quentin Ayukesong in the Corporate Practice in New York, Michael Neuberger in the Corporate Practice in Minneapolis, Phillip Popkin in the Benefits & Compensation Practice in New York, Julia (Julie) Mitarotondo in the Labor & Employment Practice in Denver, Sukhdeep S. Gill in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice in Philadelphia, and Law Clerk/JD Afam Ikeakanam in the Corporate Practice in Chicago.