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Daniel R. Kinel

Retired Partner

Dan represented clients in all aspects of securities law compliance, public and private financing, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, venture capital transactions, and investment advisor regulation. His broad experience includes:

  • Assisted public companies with respect to compliance under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  • Represented clients in connection with merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions.
  • Advised clients, ranging from newly formed entities to public companies, on general corporate matters, including venture capital, commercial financing, licensing, and contractual issues.
  • Advised public companies with respect to NYSE, NASDAQ, and NYSE Amex compliance.
  • Counseled clients regarding corporate governance matters.
  • Represented issuers in connection with public offerings of securities.
  • Advised underwriters in connection with public offerings of securities.
  • Represented issuers in connection with private placements of securities, including offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation D.
  • Represented broker/dealers in connection with private placements of securities for both public and private companies.
  • Represented venture capital funds in connection with investments in developing companies.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

  • Director, Chair of Israel Speaker Series, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
  • National Council Member, American Israel Public Affairs Committee
  • Former HSE Diversity Partner
  • Former Chair, HSE Diversity Committee
  • Former Chair, Community Relations Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
  • Director, Executive Committee Member and Nominating Committee Chair, Hillel Community Day School, Inc.
  • Lawyers for Learning

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Named as Best Lawyers® 2022 Corporate Governance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
  • Named by The Daily Record as one of Rochester’s Attorneys of the Year, 2019
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
  • Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, 2012-2018
  • Recipient, Benjamin Goldstein Leadership Award, 2010
  • Recipient, “Forty Under 40” Award, Rochester Business Journal, 2009

NEWS

PRESENTATIONS

  • Regular speaker at local, regional and national conferences and events on issues related to corporate governance, securities and corporate finance.

PRACTICE AREAS

ADMISSIONS

  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • New York

EDUCATION

  • The American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude
  • Brandeis University, B.A., cum laude

Dan represented clients in all aspects of securities law compliance, public and private financing, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, venture capital transactions, and investment advisor regulation. His broad experience includes:

  • Assisted public companies with respect to compliance under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  • Represented clients in connection with merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions.
  • Advised clients, ranging from newly formed entities to public companies, on general corporate matters, including venture capital, commercial financing, licensing, and contractual issues.
  • Advised public companies with respect to NYSE, NASDAQ, and NYSE Amex compliance.
  • Counseled clients regarding corporate governance matters.
  • Represented issuers in connection with public offerings of securities.
  • Advised underwriters in connection with public offerings of securities.
  • Represented issuers in connection with private placements of securities, including offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation D.
  • Represented broker/dealers in connection with private placements of securities for both public and private companies.
  • Represented venture capital funds in connection with investments in developing companies.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

  • Director, Chair of Israel Speaker Series, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
  • National Council Member, American Israel Public Affairs Committee
  • Former HSE Diversity Partner
  • Former Chair, HSE Diversity Committee
  • Former Chair, Community Relations Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
  • Director, Executive Committee Member and Nominating Committee Chair, Hillel Community Day School, Inc.
  • Lawyers for Learning

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Named as Best Lawyers® 2022 Corporate Governance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
  • Named by The Daily Record as one of Rochester’s Attorneys of the Year, 2019
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
  • Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, 2012-2018
  • Recipient, Benjamin Goldstein Leadership Award, 2010
  • Recipient, “Forty Under 40” Award, Rochester Business Journal, 2009

NEWS

PRESENTATIONS

  • Regular speaker at local, regional and national conferences and events on issues related to corporate governance, securities and corporate finance.

PRACTICE AREAS

ADMISSIONS

  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • New York

EDUCATION

  • The American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude
  • Brandeis University, B.A., cum laude
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