Stephen M. Davis, Co-Chair of the Firmwide Corporate/VLG Practice Group and Chair of the New York Business Practice, joined Heller Ehrman in 1999 and has a practice emphasizing corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate board counseling and corporate governance.

Experience

Mr. Davis has extensive experience in several areas of corporate practice with a focus on venture capital, corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate counseling. He has represented clients in transactions ranging from start-up financings to billion dollar plus transactions and has counseled companies in diverse industries such as software, Internet infrastructure, applications and services, telecommunications, wireless technologies, biotech, medical devices, energy and cleantech, manufacturing, investment management and investment banking. Mr. Davis has represented issuers, investors and underwriters in numerous initial public offerings, secondary offerings, PIPEs offerings, spin-off transactions, joint ventures and other strategic alliances and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Mr. Davis acts as outside general counsel and Board advisor to numerous public and private companies. Mr. Davis is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry and legal conferences, has written articles for publications and is often quoted in business publications.

Publications

• "Governments Fund Technology Ventures In Homeland Security"  New York Law Journal  6.16.2003
• "Protecting the Private Equity Investment Without Killing the Golden Goose"  IFLR.com (International Financial Law Review)  1.1.2003
• "How to Survive a Down Round"  The Private Equity Analyst Guide to Venture Capital and Private Equity Attorneys, 2002 Directory  1.1.2002