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Aronson’s so trusted in Florida, he helped draft the state’s takeover statutes and its Business Corporation Act


He made it so CHELA became California's largest education-financing foundation, then sold off CHELA's financing arm for over $2.3 billion.




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With over 25 years of experience in complex corporate, securities and transactional matters, Daniel H. Aronson focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, other sophisticated finance and capital markets transactions and counseling public, private and non-profit entities on strategic business, finance, governance, restructuring and transactional matters.

Danny puts this experience to work by advising and assisting clients - from initial formation through growth, financing, alliances, acquisitions and ultimate sale - in structuring, negotiating, documenting and successfully closing business transactions. He has represented clients in a variety of industries and markets, including biotechnology, computer hardware and software, consumer products, employee outsourcing, traditional and specialty financial services, investment management, health care products and services, information technology, media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, physician practice management, restaurants, specialty retail, telecommunications, transportation and travel services. In addition, he has counseled private equity, venture capital, investment and real estate opportunity funds in fund formation, acquisition, investment, governance and “exit” activities.

Danny has represented public companies in both general securities and transactional matters, including in initial and secondary public offerings (equity and debt), counseling boards, securities compliance and reporting, corporate governance, government and internal investigations and contests for corporate control. He participated in the drafting of and lobbying for Florida's takeover-related statutes as well as various revisions to Florida's Business Corporation Act.

Representative Experience

• Representation of public and private companies (including leading consolidators), in mergers and acquisitions, tender and exchange offers, sell-side transactions, restructurings and joint ventures
• Counsel to issuers and underwriters in public offerings of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings
• Representation of substantial private companies, emerging businesses, and their owners and managers in venture capital, private placement, joint venture and strategic alliance transactions
• Counsel to private equity and buyout funds, public and private companies and special board committees in leveraged buyout, management buyouts and recapitalization transactions
• Representation of public companies, including Fortune 500 companies, in their acquisition and consolidation campaigns and takeover/anti-takeover (including shareholder rights plan) planning and advice
• Securities and governance counsel to public companies, including advice and assistance on strategic business matters, corporate governance, periodic SEC reporting and compliance, fiduciary duties, government and internal investigations and contests for corporate control
• Board, committee and governance counsel to non-profit organizations

Professional & Community Involvement

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Capital Markets & Securities Regulation, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL, 1993-present
• Florida Venture Forum - Chairman of the Board, 1997-1998; Executive Committee Member, 1998 - present; Chairman or Co-Chairman, Florida Venture Capital Conference, 1999, 2001 and 2002
• Executive Advisory Board, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration, 1998 – present
• The Florida Bar, Business Law Section, Corporations, Securities & Financial Services Committee
• Faculty Member and Panel Chair/Moderator, Federal Securities Institute, 2001-present
• Member, Dean's Council, 2001-present, and Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center Advisory Council, 2009-present, Florida International University College of Business Administration
• American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions, Federal Regulation of Securities, and Private Equity and Venture Capital (and various subcommittees)
• Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Planning & Distrubutions Committee
• Police Citizens Relations Board, City of Miami Beach, 2009 (Commissioner-appointed)

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture-Capital, (2006-present)
  • Best Lawyers’ 2011 Miami Corporate Lawyer of the Year
• Chambers & Partners USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Corporate/M&A and Private Equity, (2003-2010)
• Who's Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers, (2007-present)
• Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, Corporate and Securities, 2009
• The Lawdragon 500, Leading Lawyers in America, 2007, Leading Dealmakers in America, 2007
• Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite, (2004-present)
• Florida Super Lawyers, (2006-present)
• South Florida Legal Guide - Top Lawyers, (2005-present)
• AV® Peer Review Rated Martindale-Hubbell

Practice Team

• Business, Finance & Tax

Practice Areas

• Corporate
• Corporate Governance
• Distressed M&A and Corporate Restructuring
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Securities & Capital Markets

Admitted to Practice

• Florida
• New York

Education

• J.D., New York University School of Law
  
  • Editor-in-Chief, Annual Survey of American Law
• B.A., Vanderbilt University
  
  • Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

Prior Affiliations

• Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod (2007-March 2010)
• Greenberg Traurig (1992-2007)
• Steel Hector & Davis (1989-1992)
• Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz (1984-1989)

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Articles

• Fifteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to 2011 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, October 28, 2010
  
  
• In the News Report, Week Ending 7.26.10, July 26, 2010
  
  
• Twenty-Four Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers By Publishers of Law & Politics Magazine, June 08, 2010
  
  
• Daniel Aronson Re-joins Florida Venture Forum Board of Directors and Executive Committee, June 01, 2010
  
  
• Daniel Aronson Named to "WHO'S WHO LEGAL - The International Who's Who of Merger and Acquisition Lawyers 2010", May 21, 2010
  
  
• Daniel H. Aronson Joins Berger Singerman, April 15, 2010
  
  
• Daniel H. Aronson Joins Berger Singerman, April 12, 2010
  
  
• Prominent Corporate & Securities Attorney Daniel H. Aronson Joins Berger Singerman, April 07, 2010
  
  
• Berger Singerman Hires Bilzin Attorney, April 06, 2010
  
  
• Obtaining Venture Financing and Negotiating Terms in Distressed Markets, INSIGHTS: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, Vol. 23, No. 10, October 2009
  
  
• Attracting Venture Capital Funding: Understanding Venture Capitalists' Needs and Objectives, Florida Venture Forum, Friends of the Forum Guidebook (2009)
  
  
• Opportunities and Strategies for Obtaining Funding in Distressed Markets, Florida Venture Forum, Friends of the Forum Guidebook (2008)
  
  
• Venture Capital: A Practical Guidebook for Business Owners, Managers and Advisors, Bowne Securities Connect Publications, 2007
  
  
• Choosing and Making the Most of a Venture Capital "Partner", Florida Venture Forum, Friends of the Forum Guidebook (2007)
  
  
• Venture Capital: A Practical Guidebook for Capital-Seeking Business Owners, Managers and Advisors, Bowne Securities Connect Publications, 2006
  
  
• Co-Author, Advance Planning is the Key to Raising Capital, Smart Business Miami, February 2006
  
  
• Proposed Rules Regarding Selective Disclosure and Insider Trading Offer Clues on SEC's Vision, Present Challenges for Issuers, wallstreetlawyer.com, Vol. 3, No. 10 (March 2000)
  
  
• Public Companies Must Position for Proxy Battles," South Florida Business Journal, December 10, 1990
  
  
• Florida's New Business Corporations Act: Changes Affecting Corporate Control Contests, INSIGHTS: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 34 (March 1990)

Presentations

• Speaker and Panelist, "Opportunistic Corporate Acquisitions," The Florida Bar, Business Law Section Retreat, Naples, FL, September 5, 2010
  
  
• Moderator and Panelist,�Private Equity, Leveraged Buyouts and Venture Capital: Challenges, Opportunities and Successful Strategies in the Current Market,� 28th Annual Federal Securities Institute, Coral Gables, FL, February 2010
  
  
• "Angel and Venture Capital Financing,� Speaker, Early Stage Venture Capital Conference, Orlando, FL, 15 May 2009
  
  
• Moderator,"Private Equity and Leveraged Buyouts: What�s Working, and What�s Not, Challenges and Opportunities, in the Current Market,� 27th Annual Federal Securities Institute, Coconut Grove, FL, February 2009
  
  
• "Latest Fads in Venture Capital Term Sheets,� Speaker, 2009 Florida Venture Capital Conference, Naples, FL, February 2009
  
  
• Moderator,"Mezzanine, Cash Flow and Senior Debt Financings,� 2009 Florida Venture Capital Conference, Naples, FL, February 2009
  
  
• "Keys to Effective Contract Drafting & Transaction Negotiation,� University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL, January 2009
  
  
• "Debt Financing Alternatives for Venture Capital-Backed Companies," 2007 Florida Venture Capital Conference, Boca Raton, FL, February 2007
  
  
• "Venture Capital - State of the Industry Panel," 2005 Florida Venture Capital Conference, Orlando, FL, January 2005
  
  
• "Going Public: Considerations, Preparations & Consequences," Florida Venture Forum, Florida Venture Capital Conference, Seminar for Presenters, Orlando, FL, December 2004
  
  
• "Venture Capital Deal Terms - Trends, Challenges & Opportunities," 22nd Annual Federal Securities Institute, Miami, FL, February 2004
  
  
• "Venture Capital: A Primer for Business Owners and Students," Technology Venture Sequence, University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Administration, Gainesville, FL, October 2003
  
  
• "Corporate Governance for Private Companies," 21st Annual Federal Securities Institute, Coconut Grove, FL, February 2003
  
  
• "Venture Capital Transactions: Current Themes, Key Objectives and Structural Attributes," 19th Annual Federal Securities Institute (presented by Glasser LegalWorks), February 2001
  
  
• "The Private Equity Market in Florida: Dynamics & Perspectives," Distinguished Speaker Series, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration, Gainesville, FL, September 2001