Dane A. Drobny
Partner
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Dane is a partner whose practice focuses on advising public companies and pre-IPO companies, money managers, investment entities, and their respective boards of directors on a suite of legal issues, including securities law and SEC compliance, corporate governance, strategic and capital-markets transactions, restructurings, shareholder activism and engagement, operating in international markets, high stakes litigation, executive compensation, and privacy and data protection.
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In addition to almost 20 years of experience in private practice, Dane spent over a decade serving as the General Counsel for two multi-billion-dollar public companies with global operations. In these roles, he led legal, regulatory, and government affairs on an enterprise-wide basis, including corporate governance, securities and public filings, high-stakes litigation, global privacy (including GDPR), mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, labor and employment, ethics and compliance, and commercial contracts. Dane also oversaw the legal aspects of multiple company-wide restructuring programs, numerous multi-million-dollar acquisition and divestiture transactions, and several public-company spin-offs.
Dane also served as the Corporate Secretary to the companies’ board of directors and managed all aspects of board governance and policy development and compliance, including shareholder activism and engagement.
Prior to his service as a General Counsel, Dane was a partner representing public and private companies and individuals on a variety of matters, including securities cases, commercial litigation, private equity matters, antitrust, arbitrations, intellectual property disputes, internal investigations, and white-collar criminal matters.