Goodwin Strengthens Global Private Equity Platform With Larissa Cespedes-Yaffar in Boston

Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Larissa Cespedes-Yaffar has joined the firm as a partner in its Private Equity practice in the Boston office.

“With the addition of Larissa, we continue to deepen the strength of our premier middle-market private equity platform in Boston,” said Chris Wilson, partner at Goodwin. “Larissa brings strong commercial instincts and deep transactional experience, which is exactly what sponsor clients require of their legal partners. She has a particularly deep understanding of the middle-market and growth equity space and will further strengthen our ability to support sponsors and portfolio companies across the investment lifecycle. We are excited to welcome her to the firm as we continue to grow our market-leading private equity platform.”

Larissa advises private equity and growth equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in complex corporate transactions, including platform and add-on acquisitions, growth and minority investments, divestitures, and other strategic transactions. She also counsels clients on general corporate and governance matters across a range of industries, including technology, tech-enabled businesses, healthcare, industrials, aerospace and defense, and telecommunications in both domestic and cross-border matters.

With more than 350 lawyers globally focused on private equity, Goodwin advises clients across the full investment lifecycle — from fund formation to leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, and exits. Goodwin was ranked the number one law firm in LSEG H1 2025 league tables for global M&A by deal count and was named Law Firm of the Year (Transactions) in the 2024 Mergermarket British Private Equity Awards.