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    Jeffrey L. Donaldson
    Education

    JD, Duke University School of Law (1981)

    BA, summa cum laude, State University College of New York at Buffalo (1978)

    AA, with high distinction, Niagara County Community College (1976)
    Bar and Court Admissions
    Massachusetts
    Professional/Community Affiliations

    Clark University Small Business Development Center,Advisory Council

    Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, counsel

    InnerCity Entrepreneurs, Private Sector Network (Worcester)

    Town of Sterling Zoning Board of Appeals

    The Annulments(an all-lawyer rock band that plays for bar association and charitable fundraising events)

    American Bar Association

    Massachusetts Bar Association

    Worcester County Bar Association

     

     

    Jeffrey L. Donaldson

     Of Counsel

    Tel:

    		508.929.1610|

    Fax:

    		508.983.6248| email| vcard


    Jeff practices in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, securities regulation, and general corporate and business matters. He serves as outside general counsel to a number of companies in the biotech, communications, distribution, energy, manufacturing, medical device, and retail industries.  Jeff has more than 25 years of experience in negotiating private placements of debt and equity securities by companies and investments on behalf of venture capital funds, including multiple rounds of preferred stock, subordinated debt, and warrants.  He was the lead attorney in five initial public offerings.

     

    Jeff has received an AV Preeminent® Peer Review from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer rating available for legal ability and professional ethics.  He was also recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Corporate Law.

    Representative Matters
    • Served as lead coordinating attorney in a transaction involving a six-company acquisition that closed simultaneously with a private placement of high-yield bonds to institutional investors. That transaction was followed by a three-company acquisition that closed simultaneously with a public offering.

    • Represented an early-stage hydrogen fuel cell company in negotiating a joint development agreement with a publicly-held fuel cell company and in its subsequent acquisition by the same public company

    • Represented a contract research organization in its merger with a publicly-held company

    • Represented a local independent film producer in a private placement of securities to finance a feature film shot in Central Massachusetts

    • Represented a designer of outdoor apparel and gear in a reorganization and multiple rounds of financing with venture capital firms

    • Represented a protein sensor company developing diagnostic sensors and therapeutics in multiple rounds of private placements with venture capital firms

    • Experienced in corporate reorganizations and recapitalizations

    • Experienced in negotiating shareholder disputes and buyouts

    Publications/Presentations

    Jeff has lectured at Anna Maria College, Clark University Graduate School of Management, Clark University Small Business Development Center, and InnerCity Entrepreneurs in Worcester.  He created and hosted The Business Beat, a weekly radio show on WICN featuring profiles of individuals and companies in Worcester County.
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