Overview
Kevin D’Anna is a Principal in the firm and a member of the firm’s Real Estate (finance) and Business & Tax practice groups.
Kevin regularly advises financial institutions in connection with asset-based, real estate, and USDA and SBA guaranteed loan transactions. In addition, he has become trusted outside counsel for a myriad of local and regional businesses of varying size and industry, providing legal advice on matters ranging from business formation to disposition, and everything in between.
Kevin provides practical legal advice in connection with complex business transactions. He prides himself on learning the businesses of his clients as part of his legal representation, which often leads to more efficient and tailored solutions to the benefit of all parties.
He has successfully closed a multitude of commercial loan and M&A transactions from both sides of the table, which enables him to advise his clients not only on what is in their best interest, but also what issues are most important to the opposing party. This insight lends itself to more efficient negotiations and quicker resolution.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
- Bar Association of Montgomery County
- Maryland State Bar Association, Member, Business Law Section Council
Education
- The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008
- The University of Pittsburgh, B.A., cum laude, 2001
Representative Transactions
- Serves as general counsel for technology start-up providing internet base services. Has provided counsel in connection with two rounds of debt financings in excess of $5,000,000. Negotiated and drafted term sheets, convertible promissory notes, warrant agreements, and preferred stock terms. Maintains cap table. Advises client with respect to Reg. D and state Blue Sky filings. Regularly advises client with respect to IP licensing and protection issues, and drafts and negotiates IP licensing and transaction agreements.
- Serves as general counsel for specialized logistics/heavy haul company. Draft and negotiate transaction documents relating to various stock and asset acquisitions, with values in excess of $10,000,000 total value. Draft private placement memoranda for acquisition fundraising. Advises client with respect to Reg. D and state Blue Sky filings.
- Served as co-lead counsel in connection with the sale of 100% of the stock of a life sciences company with total value of $10,000,000. Represented stockholders’ representative in negotiations with minority stockholders and acquiring company. Negotiated terms of stock purchase agreement and related documents, including substantial limitations in stockholders’ indemnification obligations for sales taxes and other fundamental representations and warranties. Drafted stock option and bonus buy-out and cancellation documents for target company as required for pre-closing terminations; conducted “in-the-money” determinations in connection with same based on stock value and other variables. Negotiated release of collateral from third party lender necessary for closing. Managed and conducted all aspects of closing.
- Served as lead counsel for acquiring company in acquisition of substantially all of the assets of outsourcing and managed IT services company with total value of $1,500,000. Drafted and negotiated terms of asset purchase agreement and all related documents. Negotiated terms of financing with third-party lender, including the removal of personal guarantees.
- Represented local orthopedic practice in connection with umbrella merger of more than 20 regional practice groups. Negotiated and drafted transaction documents, including umbrella entity operating agreement and division specific buy-sell, compensation and restrictive covenant agreements. Advised organizers of umbrella entity of various Stark and Anti-Kickback issues and collaborated to resolve same.