About
David M. Waizer has led merger, acquisition, and financing transactions for venture capital funds and for emerging growth companies. Clients include cybersecurity, telecommunications, and retail companies. He also serves cloud and analytics businesses. He counsels those funds and companies on formation plus debt and equity financings. Before Day Pitney LLP, David Waizer served as general counsel to a venture capital firm. He later joined a venture-backed online retailer as its General Counsel and its Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. He represents public companies on securities matters. He earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.S. from Yeshiva University, and his deal work covers mergers and acquisitions for venture funds and growth companies.
Who is a good fit for David M. Waizer
- Venture capital funds pursuing an acquisition or an equity financing.
- Emerging growth companies preparing for a sale of the business.
- Public companies buying or selling a business.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1998
- Yeshiva University, B.S., 1995
- Bar admissions
- New Jersey, New York
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Provide general counsel services to emerging companies, including structuring equity plans and grants, creating template licensing agreements and negotiating vendor contracts
- Formation of several venture capital funds focused on early stage investments
- Representation of a fund in its early stage investments in cybersecurity and other high technology portfolio companies
- Representation of a venture fund in the sale of its portfolio companies
- Negotiation of multi-year, multi-million dollar global licensing agreements with a number of Fortune 100 companies
- Creation of corporate whistleblower policies and management and oversight of related internal investigations
- Negotiation of employment agreements with CEO, CFO, and other members of executive management for venture-backed companies
- Resolution of a customer lawsuit into a multi-year, multi-million dollar comprehensive services agreement, expanding the scope of the relationship
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional