Represented Animal Emergency & Referral Associates and Animal Eye Center of New Jersey in connection with the sale of its business to Veterinary Specialists of North America.

In November 2015, Veterinary Specialists of North America acquired Animal Emergency & Referral Associates and Animal Eye Center of New Jersey. Animal Emergency & Referral Associates is the first emergency care hospital established for small animals in the United States. Animal Eye Center of New Jersey is dedicated to veterinary ophthalmology with two board-certified ophthalmologists. Veterinary Specialists of North America is comprised of veterinary practices throughout New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. A Seward & Kissel team led by partner James C. Cofer, counsel Nick Katsanos and associates Dora Pulido and Amit Raviv represented Animal Emergency & Referral Associates and Animal Eye Center of New Jersey in this transaction.