Dave heads the Emerging Enterprise Center. His practice focuses on representation of technology companies from start up to exit. Dave handles venture financings, merger and acquisition transactions, public offerings, private placements, PIPE transactions and executive employment contracts.
Dave’s clients come from all sectors of the entrepreneurial community and include companies in the telecom, data storage, software, social networking, medical devices, biotech, and clean tech. His clients include many early stage companies, angel financed companies, venture financed companies, and public companies. Dave also represents angel investors, venture funds and investment banks.
Dave is a Partner at Foley Hoag and a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee.
Practice Areas and Industry Focus
- Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
- Corporate Finance & Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Business
- Life Sciences
Representative Experience
- Assists many early stage technology companies with organizational and financing issues
- Recently represented companies in the digital media, medical devices, telecom, medical software, and robotics in exit transactions with AOL, Zimmer Holding, Paetec Holdings, Centene Corporation.
- Assisted many companies in obtaining venture angel, venture and public financing.
Publications and Speaking Engagements
Books:
- Negotiating and Documenting Business Acquisitions - ALI-ABA (1997)
- Editor, Buying and Selling Closely-Held Businesses - MCLE (1997)
Articles:
- "Rev up exits by revising tax treatment of net operating losses," Venture Capital Journal (December 2008)
- "An Introduction To Antidilution Provisions (Part 1)," The Practical Lawyer (June 2004)
- "An Introduction to Antidilution Provisions (Part 2)," The Practical Lawyer (August 2004)
- Exits – Mergers & Acquisitions and IPOs
An “exit” in the form of an IPO or a Merger or Acquisition is often the culmination of an entrepreneur’s efforts. We have experience, knowledge and talent necessary to guide our clients through these highly complex, difficult and intense transactions. We have extensive experience representing sellers and buyers of businesses as well as companies going public or that already are public.