Practice Areas
- General Corporate
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities & Public Companies
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 2002
- Fairfield University, B.S., 1998, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Nu
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 2002
- New York, 2002
Honors and Awards
2007 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers, Up and coming AttorneyJason Boyea’s practice involves representation of clients in a wide range of corporate transactions, including domestic and international private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, going private transactions and public offerings. Mr. Boyea also advises clients on general corporate and securities laws matters. Below are some representative transactions and matters that Mr. Boyea has recently advised clients on:
Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Investment by several co-investors into a start-up telecom company in India with several milestone closings
- Going private transaction for a public South Korea technology company
- Global restructuring and financing of an electric motor development company
- Preferred stock investment in a restaurant chain in China
- Seed capital investment into an investment manager of future clean tech funds
- Assist client with model forms for working capital "bridge" debt financing documents
Public Companies/Public Offerings
- Divestiture of a global business division by a public life sciences company
- Preferred stock PIPE offering for a public healthcare company
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Leveraged acquisition of an industrial company with manufacturing facilities in Mexico
- Sale of an overseas mobile phone content provider to an Italian public company
Company Representation
- Restructuring and recapitalization of a geothermal exploration company
- General corporate representation of several small and mid-size private companies, including advising on fiduciary duties and corporate governance in light of the market downturn
In 2007, Mr. Boyea was ranked as an “up-and-coming” attorney in the Chambers USA rankings for Connecticut lawyers (View the selection criteria) and is ranked as a Super Lawyers 2010 "rising star" in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice area (View the selection criteria).
Mr. Boyea joined Finn Dixon & Herling initially as a summer associate in 2000 and became a partner in 2009.
Associations and Memberships
Connecticut Bar Association
American Bar Association
Business Law Committee on Legal Opinions of the American Bar Association
Publications
Private Equity in 2009 – 9 tips for protecting your investment, your rights and your designated directors, Deal Lawyers, Vol. 3, No. 3, May-June 2009. Click here to read article.
No Easy Way Out? Periodic Reports May be Required for Deregistered Securities, Business Law Today, Volume 13, Number 6
Speaking Engagements
"Getting Started: Conceiving and Launching a Venture in Today's Economy." Perspectives on Venture Capital Forum presented by the Yale Entrepreneurial Society and the Yale School of Management Entrepreneurship Club. November 2009.