Dormer Stephen is Co-Chair of the Firm's Business and Finance Practice Group.

Dormer handles venture capital and private equity and debt transactions, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. His practice involves the representation of Fortune 500 companies, private equity funds, emerging growth companies and investment banks in structuring, negotiating and documenting seed through later stage equity and debt investments, mezzanine financings, syndicated credit facilities, mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, rollup strategies, joint ventures, intellectual property transactions, work-outs and financial restructurings and general corporate matters. Constituent companies are in a broad range of industries including financial services, insurance, life sciences, media, software and telecommunications. He also represents public and private clients in an "outside general counsel" capacity. Roles include counseling on strategic initiatives (such as joint ventures, joint development projects and intellectual property licensing and collaboration), commercial contract matters (such as distribution and supply agreements, license agreements and employment agreements) and other general corporate matters (such as employment and severance matters, equity incentive plans, corporate governance, real estate matters and insurance matters).

Experience

Global Venture Capital Firm Finances Medical Advancement

Acquisition of Video Streaming Company

Acquisition of Television Channel

Acquisition of Telecommunications Company

Acquisition for Life Insurance Company

Sale of Digital Signage Company

Financing, Restructuring and Sale of Bioscience Company

Representation of Various Investments Funds in Numerous Deals

General Corporate Representation for Alarm Installation and Servicing Roll-up Company

General Corporate Representation for Facilities Maintenance Roll-up Company

Outside General Counsel to Biopharmaceutical Company

Publications

Summer 1998, United States v. O'Hagan: The Misappropriation Theory Under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 - Can the Judicial Oak Grow Any Higher?

Fall 1996, "Gustafson: One Small Step (Backward) for Private Plaintiffs, One Giant Leap (Backward) for the Securities Bar"

News

January 27, 2012, Two Partners Join Hartford Office from Dewey & LeBoeuf

Events

September 11, 2012, Fall 2012 Northeast Private Equity Conference

May 9, 2012, Strategies for Business Transitions in Today's Economy

January 18, 2012, Winter 2012 Northeast Private Equity Conference