Dec. 29, 2025 – Hughes Hubbard is advising Flushing Financial Corp, the holding company for Flushing Bank, on its entry into a definitive merger agreement with OceanFirst Financial Corp., the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. Upon completion of the merger, Flushing Bank will merge into OceanFirst Bank, with OceanFirst Bank surviving the bank merger.

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Gary Simon, Scott Naturman and Ken Lefkowitz are leading the Hughes Hubbard team with key assistance from Don Casey, Andy Braiterman, Philip Giordano, Jerry Harrison, Shazeb Lari, Charles Wachsstock, Justin Cohen, Erin DeCecchis, Jennifer Graham, Kristin Millay, Sean Reilly, Carol Remy, Jason Lee, Tom Koziel, Alexis Rosett, Anders Seah, Anthony Kasper, Ann Green, and Rachael Moller.