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Printer-friendly version Download vCard Joseph F. Daniels Direct tel: 646.218.7532 jdaniels@hodgsonruss.com Partner Chair, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice Group Corporate & Securities Practice Group Information Technology & Internet Law Practice Group Clean Tech Practice Group Life Sciences Practice Group New York Office

Areas of Practice: Corporate, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law

Professional Experience: Mr. Daniels represents start-up to mature public companies, private equity and venture capital funds, and investment banks involved in high-growth sectors, such as information technology and new media. He has represented companies, VCs, and strategic investors in over $1 billion of private equity and debt financings. He has advised company management and top investment banks handling over $5 billion of merger, acquisition, and disposition transactions and raising over $3 billion in initial and follow-on public offerings of equity and debt. He also regularly represents private equity firms in leveraged buy-outs and companies in obtaining secured lines of credit, equipment financing, and other loans. Mr. Daniels also provides general corporate advice for public and private companies. He has represented clients in a number of industries, including the asset protection, biotech, clean tech, digital media, health care, financial services, semiconductor, software, and telecommunications industries.

Representative Matters: Highlights of Mr. Daniels's experience include representing:

Mergers and Acquisitions

• A private equity fund in its acquisition of a leading social networking site from a leading global web services company for an undisclosed amount
• A leading provider of natural tissue-based orthopedic and surgical implants in its acquisition of a bio-implant and medical device provider for approximately $263 million in stock
• A national provider of maintenance services in its disposition for $276 million in cash to a leading international provider of operations, maintenance, and asset and project management services
• The leading provider of online recruitment services in its disposition of its Yellow Pages advertising agency division for $80 million in cash to a private equity fund
• Leading private equity funds in over $475 million of acquisitions and dispositions
• A leading owner and operator of hospitals and health care centers in over $150 million of acquisitions
• The leading European pay-for-performance online advertising company in its acquisition for $175 million in stock of a leading U.S. performance-based marketing company
• A European software company listed in the U.S. and Europe in its acquisition for 762 million Euros in cash by a European conglomerate

Public and 144A Offerings

• A leading global provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions in the initial public offering of its common stock for $125 million
• Major U.S. investment banks as lead managers of the initial and follow-up public offerings of several digital media, software, semiconductor, and satellite companies involving proceeds of over $550 million
• The leading provider of online recruitment services in a $56 million follow-on public offering of its common stock
• A leading provider of programmable video compression technology semiconductors and software in its $150 million initial public offering of its common stock
• A leading semiconductor company in its $639 million follow-on public offering of common stock, its Paris Bourse listing and $80 million global follow-on public offering of common stock, and its $512 million 144A offering of zero coupon convertible notes

Strategic and Venture Capital Financings

• Leading private companies and major venture capital funds in over 60 VC financings
• A global European provider of technology and services in its strategic investments in numerous U.S. technology companies, including clean tech, mobile internet security, and semiconductor companies
• A leading hedge fund in its investments in biotechnology and cleantech companies in the U.S. and India
• A global European electronics conglomerate in its strategic investments in numerous U.S. technology companies, including flat-panel display, Internet radio, media software, and wireless home networking companies

Presentations and Publications: Mr. Daniels regularly hosts the "Entrepreneurs Roundtable" series for entrepreneurs and venture capital investors, holds monthly office hours at the NYU-Poly Varick Street Incubator, and is a frequent speaker on a wide range of topics critical for emerging companies. His recent presentations include "Key SEC Disclosure Issues and Concerns in the Comment Process of the Mistras, Medidata, and Rosetta Stone IPOs," June 15, 2009, and "Ultra Light Start-Ups Legal Roundtable Discussion" as part of NYC Entrepreneur Week, April 21, 2009.

Mr. Daniels is the author of "Comparing U.S. and Hong Kong Public Offering Regulation," 69 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1821. At the University of Southern California Law School, he was managing articles editor of the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal and a member of the Southern California Law Review.

Community Activities: Member and pro bono counsel to the U.S. Association for Energy Economics, New York chapter; director, Cotswold Association, 2009

Education:
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
J.D., University of Southern California Law School