Antonio Ocasio
Antonio Ocasio
Antonio Ocasio
Antonio brings over twenty years of experience as legal counsel and strategic advisor to multinational businesses, private equity funds, and family investment offices.
Uri Kurtz
Antonio Ocasio
Antonio Ocasio
Uri's practice is focused on private equity transactions, private company mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, minority investments, and exits.
Taneem Kabir
Taneem Kabir
Taneem Kabir
Taneem's background in IP, entity structuring, and business litigation brings versatility and cross-functional expertise to the team.
Raj Koshal
Taneem Kabir
Taneem Kabir
Raj performs due diligence and legal research on client projects for multiple cross-functional teams. These include Employment, Corporate, Technology, and Private Equity.
Antonio M. Ocasio
Managing Attorney and Founder
Antonio brings over twenty years of experience as legal counsel and strategic advisor to multinational businesses, private equity funds, and family investment offices.
Prior to founding Aragon ten years ago, Antonio served as Senior Counsel and then as Assistant General Counsel for Walmart Stores, where he led a team that supported the real estate and construction units of the company.
Antonio's areas of expertise include corporate, real estate, and M&A. He began his legal career in the Mexico City Office of Hogan Lovells/Barrera Siqueiros y Torres-Landa in Mexico City. He was also an Associate at Haynes & Boone’s International Investment Practice.
Antonio was a Charter Member of the Board of Directors of the Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art (Hudson Valley MOCA). He also served on the Board of Directors of SCO-Family Dynamics. He currently serves on the Boards of multiple privately held companies and also leads the firm's Diversity initiatives.
Location
New York
Education
Columbia University School of Law (JD)
Columbia College of Columbia University (BA)
Brown University
Uri Kurtz
Attorney
Uri's practice is focused on private equity transactions, private company mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, minority investments, and exits.
He is consistently accoladed by LPs and minority shareholders for his ability to negotiate key rights and protections on their behalf.
His training in litigation and creditor's rights enables him to create entity structures and corporate governance protocols that minimize dispute risk. These insights make him a valuable member of cross-functional project teams for estate, employment, and cross-border finance deals.
Uri is active in a number of not-for-profits including legal services organizations to which he dedicates time to pro-bono matters.
Location
Chicago
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT (JD)
Yeshiva College of Greater Detroit (BA)
Awards
CALI Award, Commercial Real Estate
Taneem Kabir
Attorney
Taneem's background in IP, entity structuring, and business litigation brings versatility and cross-functional expertise to the team.
For more than a decade, Taneem has served as a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs and innovators. in protecting their IP, setting up business structures, guiding them in overcoming administrative and legal hurdles, and when necessary, litigating on their behalf.
Taneem previously played a key leadership role in a USPTO-led initiative by the United States Government to build a new patent prosecution system.
As head of Data Analytics, he engaged both applicants and patent reviewers. The resulting platform delivered an enhanced user experience and reduced both submission and review time.
Location
New York
Education
New York Law School (JD)
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (BS)
Raj Koshal
Senior Legal Analyst
Raj performs due diligence as well as legal research and analysis on client projects for multiple cross-functional teams. These include Employment, Corporate, Technology, and Private Equity.
Raj has held prior internships with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State.
Raj graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University, where he earned a B.A. in History. He is also a graduate of Sciences Po Paris where he earned a B.A. in Politics and Government. Raj joined the Aragon team while at Columbia, and will be continuing his studies at Duke Law School.
Location
New York
Education
Columbia University (BA)
Sciences Po Paris (BA)