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John R. Ascenzo

General Counsel

John R. Ascenzo is General Counsel of Milestone. He is responsible for all legal matters for Milestone including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, compliance, corporate policy initiatives and general corporate counsel. In addition, Mr. Ascenzo is responsible for supervising outside counsel in Milestone’s various transactions and legal proceedings.  Mr. Ascenzo has spent his career practicing corporate transactional law, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and real estate. Mr. Ascenzo was with Vinson & Elkins LLP for approximately six years representing buyers and sellers in domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions across a variety of industries, representing private equity funds and investors in private equity investment, joint ventures and recapitalization transactions, and representing other clients on a variety of general corporate matters. Before joining Vinson & Elkins LLP, Mr. Ascenzo was an associate attorney with the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. Mr. Ascenzo is admitted to practice law in Texas and North Carolina and is a member of the Dallas Bar Association.

Mr. Ascenzo graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A.) and Villanova University School of Law (J.D.). He is a member of the state bars of North Carolina and Texas.

the Team

Jeffrey L. Goldberg

Co-Managing Partner

Jeffrey L. Goldberg

Co-Managing Partner

Robert P. Landin

Co-Managing Partner

Robert P. Landin

Co-Managing Partner

John R. Ascenzo

General Counsel

John R. Ascenzo

General Counsel

Chris B. Bartlett

Chief Operating Officer

Chris B. Bartlett

Chief Operating Officer

Yuan Yuan, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Yuan Yuan, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Christian Sundene

Assistant Controller

Christian Sundene

Assistant Controller

James B. Duey

Acquisitions

James B. Duey

Acquisitions

Jason Wise

Acquisitions

Jason Wise

Acquisitions

Michael G. Sauer

operations and construction Management

Michael G. Sauer

operations and construction Management

Shay Newcomer

asset management

Shay Newcomer

asset management

Emma McCartney

Associate

Emma McCartney

Associate

John Houston

Associate

John Houston

Associate

Jon Yu

Acquisition Analyst

Jon Yu

Acquisition Analyst

Terra Chapman

Transaction Coordinator

Terra Chapman

Transaction Coordinator

David Nouhian

Acquisitions

David Nouhian

Acquisitions

Eleni Long

Asset Management Analyst

Eleni Long

Asset Management Analyst

Beverly Collins

Executive Assistant

Beverly Collins

Executive Assistant

Tricia Etue

Executive Assistant

Tricia Etue

Executive Assistant

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