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Joined: 1993
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Don is a trusted advisor to growth companies, and investors, practicing in the areas of capital markets, securities law, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions and corporate law. He joined the firm in 1993, prior to which he practiced at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, the largest law firm in Silicon Valley. Don’s experience ranges from representing start-up companies in their initial organizations and financings to representing companies and underwriters in public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, and SEC reporting and compliance matters. Don has worked on over 130 public offerings, raising over $10 billion in aggregate, and a similar number of mergers and acquisitions, valued in aggregate at over $13 billion. Don has taught Securities Regulation at Campbell University’s law school and guest lectured on corporate governance at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. He chaired the NCBA Securities Regulation Committee from 1997 through 2001 and was on the NCBA Business Council from 2000 through 2003. Don received his B.A. from Whitman College and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.