Dana Johnson
Corporate Lawyer
New York
NY
About
experience
Work History
Garson, Segal, Steinmetz, Fladgate LLP
Of Counsel
Nov 2015 - Present
Advise clients on corporate matters, including formation and maintenance of corporate entities, NDAs, and commercial contract matters.
Hotshot Legal, Inc.
Counsultant/ Writer
Jan 2015 - Present
Content writer for legal services start-up specializing in training videos for AmLaw 100 associates.
Chassman Associates
Managing Director, West Coast
Aug 2014 - Oct 2015
Advised lawyers on career strategies and current legal marketplace trends.
Compliance Science, Inc.
General Counsel
Jun 2013 - Jul 2014
First GC of fin-tech start-up. Negotiated and closed over 75 SaaS licensing contracts with new clients, including hedge funds, broker-dealers, and investment banks. Negotiated all vendor, commercial, marketing, venue, event, and tech contracts for company, including NDAs, SEO agreements, and data center agreements. Secured $8.25M Series A funding from Edison Partners.
Lowenstein Sandler
Associate, Corporate/ Tech Group
Nov 2012 - Jun 2013
Advised startup clients on formation, founder equity structuring, hiring employees and consultants, IP, and VC financing from angel and institutional investors. Advised investors on investments in start-ups and established companies (seed rounds to Series A and above).
Garson, Segal, Steinmetz, Fladgate LLP
Of Counsel
Aug 2010 - Nov 2012
Provided general corporate advice to clients regarding commercial contracts, entity formation, and financings.
Ropes & Gray
Associate, Corporate Group
Sep 2006 - Sep 2009
Drafted principal transaction agreements (including asset and stock purchase agreements, financing/ funding agreements, investor rights/ stockholder rights agreements, management rights agreements, and voting rights agreements). Drafted board meeting minutes, written resolutions of stockholders and directors, and other general corporate governance documents, and NY and DE formation documents.