Professional Experience David Swerdloff is chair of Day Pitney's Corporate and Business Law department. David assists business clients from formation through the growth and sale of the company. Areas of particular interest include mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority shareholder rights, and governance of pass-through entities. David speaks frequently on topics involving emerging companies, mergers and acquisitions. Representative Matters · Negotiation and closing of $84 million stock sale of Connecticut manufacturer of proprietary, highly engineered thermocouples, sensors, engine cable assemblies and related products for major commercial aircraft · Representation of public defense contractor in $235 million strategic sale of systems engineering and technical assistance subsidiary to privately held company · Representation of NYSE defense contractor in $185 million purchase of outstanding stock of Alabama business, as well as four prior acquisitions · Joint-venture negotiation for upscale shopping center on historic pier across from Atlantic City casino · Representation of a prominent technology weblog in asset sale to a major magazine publisher · Representation of facilities management company in $48 million purchase of printing outsource company · Acted as U.S. counsel in $40 million sale of foreign-owned technology company to leading U.S. manufacturer of processors and chipsets · Negotiation of merger of emerging telecommunications company with industry leader for approximately $56 million · Representation of sellers in complex merger/asset sale of computer resellers and affiliated service company with indirect subsidiary of Japanese electronics company · Negotiation of joint venture with medical instrument manufacturer and multinational pharmaceutical company; represented manufacturer in subsequent auction and sale of joint venture · Structuring and negotiation of merger between 375,000-member nonprofit organization based in Hartford and 380,000-member nonprofit organization based in Cincinnati · Representation of India-based provider of software programming services in joint venture with U.S.-based direct marketing company News, Publications & Presentations · Featured, "Top Lawyers," Greenwich Magazine and Stamford Magazine, November 2011 · Featured, "Fifty Day Pitney Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, October 24, 2011 · Featured, "Seventy-two Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2012," Day Pitney Press Release, October 4, 2011 · Co-author, "Connecticut Updates Its Business Corporation Act," Day Pitney Alert, July 12, 2011 · Featured, "Chambers USA 2011 Names 45 Day Pitney Attorneys as 'Leading Lawyers for Business'," Day Pitney Press Release, June 10, 2011 · Speaker, "A Lawyer's Guide to Drafting Corporate and LLC Organizational Documents," Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, New Britain, CT, March 28, 2011 · Speaker, "What Really Distinguishes a Non-Profit Board from a For-Profit Board?" NACD-CT, March 10, 2011 · Featured, "Fifty-seven Day Pitney Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers; Six Additional Lawyers Recognized as 'Rising Stars'," Day Pitney Press Release, November 12, 2010 · Panelist, "Raising the Bar: A Bench-Bar Symposium on Professionalism," Fairfield County Bar Association Symposium, November 5, 2010 · Featured, "Seventy-six Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers for 2011," Day Pitney Press Release, August 9, 2010 · Featured, "Corporate Chair David A. Swerdloff Elected President of the Stamford Museum & Nature Center Board of Directors," Day Pitney Press Release, July 8, 2010 · Featured, "Chambers USA 2010 Names 40 Day Pitney Partners as 'Leading Lawyers for Business,'" Day Pitney Press Release, June 11, 2010 · Co-author, "Connecticut Updates Business Corporation Act; Clarifies Director Obligations, Shareholder Rights," Day Pitney Alert, May 17, 2010 · Co-author, "Connecticut Tax Credit Incentivizes Angel Investment in Start-up Businesses," Day Pitney Alert, May 7, 2010 · Co-author, "Connecticut Supreme Court Refines the 'Piercing the Corporate Veil' Doctrine," Day Pitney Alert, April 20, 2010 · Featured, "Fifty-six Day Pitney Partners Recognized as New England Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, October 30, 2009 · Speaker, "Helping Clients Choose the Right Type of Entity," Connecticut Bar Association's Business Law 101: Starting Up a New Company, October 5, 2009 · Co-author, "Amendments to the Connecticut Business Corporation Act," CTTMA Newsletter, September 2009 · Featured, "Seventy-seven Day Pitney Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2010," Day Pitney Press Release, July 30, 2009 · Featured, "Day Pitney Partners Named 'Leading Lawyers for Business' by Chambers USA 2009," Day Pitney Press Release, June 16, 2009 · Co-author, "Gantler v. Stephens: The Latest Word From Delaware On Officer Liability And Shareholder Ratification," CTTMA Newsletter, June 2009 · Co-author, "Amendments to the Connecticut Business Corporation Act," Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, June 2009 · Co-author, "Connecticut Updates Corporation Statutes; Greater Flexibility Provided to Public Companies," Day Pitney Alert, May 26, 2009 · Co-author, "Gantler v. Stephens: The Latest Word From Delaware On Officer Liability And Shareholder Ratification," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2009 · Featured, "75 Day Pitney Partners Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 Ranked #1 in New Jersey and #2 in Connecticut," Day Pitney Press Release, December 11, 2008 · Speaker, "How to Find Liquidity in an Illiquid Market: Current Acquisition Trends for Sellers and Buyers," Stamford and Hartford, CT, October 15, 2008 · Featured, "The Connecticut Bar Association Names Day Pitney's David A. Swerdloff As Chair, Business Law Executive Committee, for 2008-2009 Term," Day Pitney Press Release, September 29, 2008 · Featured, "Critical Liquidity Financing Issues Facing Middle-Market Companies is Focus of Business Advisory Conference Series Sponsored by Leading Accounting, Investment Banking and Law Firms," Day Pitney Press Release, September 17, 2008 · Featured, "Chambers USA 2008 Ranks 39 Day Pitney Attorneys as Leaders in Their Fields," Day Pitney Press Release, July 22, 2008 · David Swerdloff Testifies Before Connecticut Judiciary Committee · "Authorized House Counsel: Connecticut's Official Registration Application Form," Day Pitney Alert, December 14, 2007 · Co-author, "Important Change in UK IPO Procedures - Opt-in for Notification Recommended," Day Pitney Alert, December 4, 2007 · Co-author, "New Connecticut In-House Counsel Registration Requirement: Section 2-15A, Authorized House Counsel," Day Pitney Alert, July 10, 2007 · Co-author, "Connecticut's Proposed Rule on Registration of In-House Counsel Due for Vote of Judges," Day Pitney Alert, June 25, 2007 · Speaker, "Documentation Hurdles," Seminar on M&A Due Diligence, New York City and Stamford, June 2007 · "The Legal Status of Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures," Connecticut Bar Association, February 11, 2005 · "Summary of Proposed Amendments to Connecticut Corporation Acts," New Haven, CT, December 21, 2004 · "California Online Privacy Protection Act -- Compliance Required as of July 2, 2004," DBH Alert, August 23, 2004 · Faculty, "Buying and Selling A Business - Mastering the Basics," Bridgeport, CT, March 2, 2004 · Presentation, "New Laws Affecting Connecticut Business Entities," Stamford, CT, September 18, 2003 · "Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in Connecticut," New Haven, CT, August 22, 2003 · "Connecticut To Allow Cross-Entity Mergers," DBH Alert, June 16, 2003 · Program co-chair, "Legal Issues for Troubled Times," WESFACCA, 2001 · "Disaster Recovery & Other Contracts," WESFACCA, 2001 · "Due Diligence and Intellectual Property Issues," Venture Capital Financing Seminar, 2000 · "The Job Search: Should You Consider Joining a Firm?" WESFACCA, 2000 · "LLCs & LLPs, An Intensive Introduction to Law, Tax & Formation," 1999 · "Connecticut Adopts Safe Harbor for Corporate Opportunities," Insights, March 1998 · Program chair, "Working with the New Business Corporation Act," Program Chair, Connecticut Bar Association Seminar, 1997 · "Connecticut Adopts New Business Corporation Act," Corporations, December 16, 1996 Professional Affiliations · Connecticut Bar Association, Business Law Section, Executive Committee, Former Chair · Regional Bar Association (lower Fairfield County), Former President Outside Interests · President and board of directors, Stamford Museum & Nature Center · Former director, Senior Services of Stamford, Inc. · Former director, The Volunteer Center; chair of Court Advisory Committee · Former director, Teen Life Center Awards and Achievements · Recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2006-2011/2012 · Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities Law, 2006-2012 · Chosen in The Stamford Area's Best Lawyers as Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year, 2011 · Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory as a leading corporate/M&A attorney, 2006-2011 · Chosen as 2008 Person of the Year, Stamford Museum and Nature Center |