Schulte Roth & Zabel Announces New Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer Nicole Petrie

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ) is pleased to announce the addition of Nicole Petrie as the firm’s first Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, resident in the New York office. She joins the firm from KPMG, where she most recently served as the Global Head of Client Experience & Market Development.

Ms. Petrie has over 20 years of global experience in professional service firms, where she has led business development, sales transformation and communication strategies to achieve brand differentiation and growth. In this innovative new role, she will work closely with firm leadership, the Executive Committee and a cross-functional marketing team to guide and expand the firm’s marketing and business development strategy.

“We are thrilled to welcome Nicole to SRZ. She brings a unique combination of international experience working in the professional services industry, as well as in business development and sales transformation, which will be invaluable as we further expand our own marketing and business development objectives,” said David Efron, SRZ co-managing partner and co-head of the Investment Management Group.

“Nicole is an accomplished global leader who will bring a sharp strategic vision to our marketing and business development objectives. We are excited to work with her as she takes on this vital role,” commented Marc Elovitz, SRZ co-managing partner and chair of the Investment Management Regulatory Compliance Group.

“I am delighted to join SRZ, where we are passionate about a culture which puts the client at the center of our vision and strategy. I look forward to working together with the firm’s leadership to drive growth and brand differentiation through a relentless focus on the client experience,” said Ms. Petrie.

About Schulte Roth & Zabel

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (www.srz.com) is a full-service law firm with offices in New York, Washington, DC and London. As one of the leading law firms serving the financial services industry, the firm regularly advises clients on corporate and transactional matters and provides counsel on regulatory, compliance, enforcement and investigative issues. The firm’s practices include: antitrust; bank regulatory; bankruptcy & creditors’ rights litigation; blockchain technology & digital assets; broker-dealer regulatory & enforcement; business reorganization; complex commercial litigation; cybersecurity & data privacy; distressed debt & claims trading; distressed investing; education law; employment & employee benefits; energy; environmental; finance & derivatives; financial institutions; hedge funds; individual client services; insurance; intellectual property, sourcing & technology; investment management; litigation; litigation finance; mergers & acquisitions; PIPEs; private equity; real estate; real estate capital markets & REITs; real estate litigation; regulated funds; regulatory & compliance; securities & capital markets; securities enforcement; securities litigation; securitization; shareholder activism; tax; and white collar defense & government investigations.