Daniel I. De Wolf Joins Mintz Levin's New York Office as Of Counsel.Business Editors/Legal Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. announced that Daniel I. De Wolf, a corporate finance attorney and veteran venture capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. , has joined the firm's New York office as Of Counsel to the Business and Finance Section. Mr. De Wolf will also continue to serve as President of the Dawntreader Group, an investment and advisory company that focuses primarily on the technology sectors. Dawntreader Group recently spun out of SoundView Technology Group, Inc. when SoundView was acquired by Charles Schwab. Mr. De Wolf's practice focuses on venture capital, securities laws, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, corporate governance and general corporate law. Mr. De Wolf is also a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Dawntreader Ventures (a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the Dawntreader Group), which actively manages approximately $300mm in venture capital funds Venture Capital Funds An investment fund that manages money from investors seeking private equity stakes in small and medium-size enterprises with strong growth potential. Notes: . Additionally, Mr. De Wolf is an Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU NYU New York University NYU New York Undercover (TV show) Law School, where he teaches an inter-disciplinary course on Venture Capital law. Prior to this year, Mr. De Wolf was head of venture capital funds at SoundView Technology Group (formerly Wit Capital), a technology-focused investment bank. He also served as President and Managing Director of SoundView Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of SoundView. Prior to joining SoundView, Mr. De Wolf was a Partner and Of Counsel at Camhy, Karlinsky & Stein LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol in New York where he established and headed the corporate and securities practice and the new media and e-law group. "Dan brings an impressive background in both law and business to Mintz Levin," said Robert Bodian, Managing Partner of the New York Office. "His 20-plus years of corporate transactional experience and diverse expertise will contribute significantly to the continued growth and success of our practice in New York and nationally." Mr. De Wolf, (46), received a B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. in 1979 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1982. He is admitted to practice in New York, California and New Jersey. About Mintz Levin: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC is a multidisciplinary law firm with over 450 attorneys and senior professionals in Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , Washington D.C., Reston, VA, New Haven, CT, Los Angeles and London. Mintz Levin is distinguished by its reputation for responsive client service and expertise in the areas of bankruptcy; business and finance; communications; employment; environmental; federal; health care; immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. ; intellectual property; litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ; public finance; real estate; tax; and trust and estates. Mintz Levin's international clientele range from privately held start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in a wide array of industries including biotechnology, venture capital, telecommunications, health care and high technology. Mintz Levin was one of the first law firms to develop complementary consulting capabilities to provide complete solutions to clients' problems, including investment/wealth management, government and public affairs, technology outsourcing and transactional insurance. More information is available at www.mintz.com. |
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