Shulamit (Shuly) Leviant is a Partner at Davidson Kempner Capital Management. She joined the Firm in 2004 and is based in the New York office. Before joining Davidson Kempner, Ms. Leviant was Special Counsel in the investment management practice at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
Ms. Leviant received a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law and a B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Barnard College of Columbia University. Ms. Leviant is a member of the Board of Directors of Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America and is a member of the Board of Directors of the UJA-Federation of New York.
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