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Paul J. Pollock is a partner in the New York office of Crowell & Moring and concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He provides ongoing representation to middle market private equity sponsors, family offices and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies that are not sponsor backed. Paul's industry experience includes representing clients in financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, fintech, software products, publishing and entertainment, with recent emphasis on the healthcare and biotech industries.

Paul Pollock was recently quoted in a Pensions & Investments article that covers the outlook for private equity firms in 2026 across deals, exits, and fundraising.

The article reads:

Even as deal activity improved in 2025, with nearly $900 billion in deal activity through the third quarter, the private equity ecosystem is largely still unsatisfied

The use of management service organizations (MSOs) in the law firm space is a new and expanding trend. While uncertainties whether MSOs comply with legal ethical rules remain, with only one decision from the Texas Commission on Professional Ethics touching on the issue so far, continued use of MSOs in law firm transactions is expected.