Law360, New York (January 08, 2010, 1:24 PM ET) -- Gary I. Levenstein chairs the corporate, securities and finance group at Ungaretti & Harris LLP and is a member of the firm's executive committee. He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities regulation, and corporate governance.

An experienced transactional attorney, Levenstein's clients include privately and publicly held corporations; private equity funds; financial institutions; family offices; emerging growth companies; and boards of directors, directors and officers of publicly held corporations.

Q: What attracted you to your practice area?

During high school,...