Attorney Profile
H. Arnold Gefsky
Education: University of Pittsburgh, Economics (B.A.,1961);
Duquesne University (J.D.,1967)
Admissions: Pennsylvania Bar, 1967; U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court, 1971.
Practice Areas: Business Development and Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions; Commercial Lending; Workout Arrangements; Private Securities Offerings; Entertainment Development Projects; Technology Transfer; and Venture Capital Funding.
H. Arnold Gefsky is a senior shareholder with the Pittsburgh office of Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, where he concentrates his practice in business law. He joined the firm in 2008 in the combination with Gefsky and Lehman, P.C., which was founded in 1971.
Mr. Gefsky's broad practice experience includes business development and finance; mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; commercial lending; workout arrangements; private securities offerings; entertainment development projects; technology transfer; and venture capital funding.
Mr. Gefsky for many years has held the highest rating for lawyers by Martindale Hubbell, a national register for attorneys, recognizing his professional standards and ethics as well as his legal ability.
Community - Mr. Gefsky has been appointed to several prestigious leadership positions within the Pittsburgh community. He is a trustee of the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, member of the Executive Committee and chairperson of the UJF Foundation; trustee of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and a member of the Grant Assessment Committee; director, UPMC Presbyterian/Shadyside Hospitals, co-chairperson of the Quality Patient Care Committee and chairperson of the Subcommittee on Cardiac Care; and past president and director of the C.G. Jung Education Center of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Association for Financial Planning.
Professional - In addition to holding director positions for a variety of business entities, Mr. Gefsky is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth, Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association and Private Investor Forum. Mr. Gefsky also is a member of the Developments in Business Financing Committee, Business Law Section and Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association. He is a member of the Corporation, Banking and Business Law Sections of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Allegheny County Bar Association. Mr. Gefsky is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Gefsky has been a frequent lecturer on mergers and acquisitions and other business topics.
Personal - Mr. Gefsky lives in Squirrel Hill with his wife Adrien.
