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Samuel M. Shafner

Samuel M. Shafner

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Office Phone: 617.345.3222
Location: Boston, MA
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Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts
New York

Experience:

Mr. Shafner has concentrated his practice exclusively in the area of transactional corporate and securities law for more than twenty years. Mr. Shafner has particular expertise in assisting emerging technology companies, both domestic and international, in their capital formation as well as in basic business contract needs.

Most of Mr. Shafner's clients are high-technology businesses and venture capital firms specializing in high technology investments. Consequently, Mr. Shafner frequently negotiates software licenses, distribution arrangements, strategic partnerships and similar IP (intellectual property) sensitive matters. However, he also represents a number of low-tech manufacturers and distributors nationwide.

A major portion of Mr. Shafner's practice deals with corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He frequently counsels domestic and international clients in IPO's and other public securities offerings, venture capital transactions, private placements, and strategic partnering arrangements. He regularly negotiates and closes acquisitions and sales of businesses, divisions and product lines in major industries, particularly (but not exclusively) high-technology oriented.

As a result of his knowledge of the investment banking industry, Mr. Shafner often co-counsels with litigators in securities law disputes, particularly broker-investor disputes, and represents underwriting firms in regulatory matters.

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Quotes:

  • 11/22/2012, Radio Entrepreneurs - Experience serving international clients with legal needs
    Samuel Shafner discusses his work with international companies at the NEIBC Life Sciences Summit.
  • 11/4/2009, Law360 - Q&A with Burns & Levinson's Samuel Shafner
    Samuel Shafner was featured in this Q&A article by Law360. For more information about Law360, click here.
  • 3/1/2006, Corporate UK - Metris makes three Acquisitions
    Samuel Shafner was quoted in the March issue of Corporate UK magazine regarding Burns & Levinson's counsel for Metris, a UK based technology company, during the three acquisitions they made.
  • 2/1/2006, mergers & acquisitions - Metris closes three deals
    Samuel Shafner was quoted in the article Metris closes three deals in the February/March issue of mergers & acquisitons magazine, which is published in the UK.

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Speaking Engagements:

Capital Innovation Forum - Montreal Challenge 2013, 4.17.2013
Location: Hyatt Montreal
Role: Moderator
Topic: A View from the Outside: The Future of Canadian Venture Capital, as seen by Private “Fund of Funds” who Capitalize Them, and Corporate Strategics who Invest With Them.

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EVCA Corporate Venture Capital Summit, 2.7.2013
Location: European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, Brussels
Role: Panelist
Topic: Legal opportunities and pitfalls in venture deals for CVC – a continental European, UK, and North American perspective

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ExecSense Webinar, 11.9.2012
Role: Presenter
Topic: What VC-Funded Companies Need to Know About Government Funding

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Capital Innovation Forum, 6.21.2012
Location: Boston, MA
Role: Moderator
Topic: Venture Capital and Strategic Investor Panel

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