David A. Shiffman is a partner and Managing Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. He is also co-Head of PJSC's Global Retail Group. Mr. Shiffman joined the firm in 2012 and has 20 years experience advising notable branded companies in the retail, consumer and business services space. His clients have included Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc., Dollar Tree, Inc., J. Crew Group, Inc., Liz Claiborne, Inc., L.L. Bean, Inc., Saks Incorporated, Staples, Inc., The Home Depot, Inc., The TJX Companies, Inc., Under Armour, Inc., Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., L Brands Inc. (formerly Limited Brands Inc.), RadioShack Corporation, The Wet Seal, Inc., and Tilly's Inc. Prior to joining PJSC, Mr. Shiffman spent three years at Miller Buckfire & Co. where he was head of consumer and retail investment banking, and before that, over a decade at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a partner and head of retail investment banking. Mr. Shiffman received an M.B.A. with concentrations in Accounting and Finance from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania.