Professional Experience

Hank Massey is chair of Day Pitney's Broker-Dealer, Investment Advisers and Commodities Firms practice group. Mr. Massey practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (especially involving privately held companies), the formation and operation of investment funds and investment advisers, and the representation of emerging companies.

Representative Matters

· Representation of emerging companies, including those relating to Web 2.0, computer software, and high-tech devices

· Representation of closely held registered investment advisory firms, including regulatory, corporate, contractual, hedge fund, and Investment Adviser Act matters

· Representation of "angel" investors in biotech and other early-stage companies

· Representation of management in the buyout of subsidiaries

· Representation of a major franchisee in the acquisition of a series of independent outlets

· Representation of a sponsor of a real estate private equity "fund of funds"

· Representation of closely held companies considering or recently consummating sales of their businesses or purchases of other businesses for amounts ranging from $25 million to $250 million

News, Publications & Presentations

· Co-author, "SEC focusing on B-D registration issues for private-fund managers," Investment News, May 12, 2013

· Featured, "Day Pitney Team Advises Titanium Industries in its Acquisition of Pierce-Spafford Metals," Day Pitney Press Release, May 10, 2013

· Co-author, "CFTC External Business Conduct Standards - Temporary Relief to Foreign Exchange Transactions," Day Pitney Alert, May 8, 2013

· Co-author, "Increased SEC Focus on Broker-Dealer Registration Issues for Private Fund Managers," Day Pitney Alert, April 12, 2013

· Co-author, "SEC Finds Fault with Adviser Custody Practices," Day Pitney Alert, March 8, 2013

· Co-author, "New Jersey "Angel" Tax Credit Seeks To Spur Emerging Technology Investment," Day Pitney Alert, February 6, 2013

· Co-author, "Data Mining: What Financial Services Firms Need To Know," Law360, February 5, 2013

· Co-author, "CFTC No-Action Relief for Funds-of-Funds," Day Pitney Alert, December 11, 2012

· Quoted, "Dodd-Frank: The Keys to Compliance Success," FierceFinance, September 2012

· Featured, "Seventy-Five Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2013," Day Pitney Press Release, August 23, 2012

· Co-author, "SEC Crackdown On Investment Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," VCExperts, February 3, 2012

· Co-author, "Targeting Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," Law360, December 12, 2011

· Co-author, "SEC Crackdown On Investment Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," Day Pitney Alert, December 1, 2011

· Featured, "Seventy-two Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2012," Day Pitney Press Release, October 4, 2011

· Speaker, "Completing Contracts - Strategies and processes for success without breaking the bank," New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Conference, September 24, 2010

· Featured, "Seventy-six Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers for 2011," Day Pitney Press Release, August 9, 2010

· "Dodd-Frank Act Impact on Investment Advisers and Private Investment Funds," Day Pitney Alert, July 23, 2010

· Co-author, "SEC Issues Amendments to Investment Adviser Custody Rule,"Investment Management Compliance Update, January 29, 2010

· Featured, "Seventy-seven Day Pitney Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2010," Day Pitney Press Release, July 30, 2009

· Co-author, "Hedge Fund Regulation: MFA Weighs In on Proposals," CTTMA Newsletter, June 2009

· Co-author, "Hedge Fund Regulation: MFA Weighs in on Proposals," Day Pitney Alert, May 26, 2009

· Co-author, "Annual Amendments and Online Form D Filings Become Mandatory Beginning March 16, 2009," Day Pitney Alert, February 9, 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

· Co-author, "SEC Proposes More Stringent Standards for Hedge Fund Investors," Day Pitney Alert, January 3, 2007

Awards and Achievements

· Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law since 2006, and in addition for Securities Law since 2010