Anson B. Frelinghuysen

Anson's practice spans corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and private client services. Anson partners with clients to reach the best possible outcomes, prioritizing the achievement of strategic goals, while executing to success through granular attention to transaction details.

Restructuring. Anson represents lenders, debtors, and strategic investors at all stages of the restructuring process. Banks call on Anson to protect their interests in troubled investments, companies rely on Anson’s counsel to carry them through a successful restructuring, and major creditors seek Anson’s guidance to extract themselves from soured relationships.

M&A. Anson’s transactional experience focusses on distressed transactions, representing both buyers and sellers in bankruptcy auctions. Anson also advises companies in non-distressed transactions, including representation in de-SPAC transactions and otherwise, including capital markets offerings and SEC transaction approval.

Private Client Services. Anson is a trusted advisor to families and individuals navigating generational wealth distribution and preservation. Anson advises grantors on efficient estate planning and wealth transfer structures, bringing experience and compassion to the complexities of multi-beneficiary asset allocation. As a trustee on numerous trusts, Anson is a steward to individuals and families seeking responsible and fair administration of trust assets. He also provides counsel to individual and corporate Trustees and Executors in carrying out their fiduciary responsibilities, including litigated matters.