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Mr. Downey practices in the areas of private equity, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions, among other areas of corporate law. He also represents hedge funds and other entities in connection with securities law issues, PIPE transactions and other matters. |  |
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Education New York University School of Law (J.D. 1989)Executive Editor, Annual Survey of American Law University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business (B.S. Economics 1986, Cum Laude) Benjamin Franklin Scholar Bar Admissions Connecticut, 1994New York, 1990 Recognition Chambers USA: America's Leading LawyersProfessional Associations and Memberships Connecticut Venture Group Published Works Federalism in the Michigan v. Long Era - Delaware v. Van Arsdall and the Continued Need for Coherent State Adjudication, 1989 Ann. Surv. Am. L., Vol. 2 Classes/Seminars Taught Moderator, "How to Position Evaluate the Pre-Revenue Company" at "Angel Investing" conference sponsored by Connecticut Venture Group. "Financing Alternatives," Connecticut Venture Group, March 2006 "Antidilution Provisions in Preferred Stock," March 2005, Connecticut Bar Association Business Law Section Moderator, Yale Entrepreneurial Society, "Perspectives on Venture Capital: Biotech and Life Sciences" Moderator, "Mezzanine Financing," Columbia Business School Ninth Annual Private Equity Conference "Recent Delaware Caselaw Regarding Preferred Stock Terms," February, 2003, Connecticut Bar Association Business Law Section "Sarbanes-Oxley and Loans to Officers and Directors," September 2002, Workshop for Connecticut Public Companies "Current Developments in PIPE Financing 2002," Connecticut Bar Association Business Law Section "Down Round Venture Capital Financings," Connecticut Bar Association Business Law Section "Indemnification Provisions in Acquisition Agreements - A Case Study," Connecticut Bar Association Business Law Section "Hiring the Best and Brightest," Connecticut Venture Group "Due Diligence in Venture Capital, Public Offering and Acquisition Transactions," Connecticut Venture Group |
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