Don C. Hancock Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma

Of Counsel practicing domestic business law for U.S. and foreign corporate clients, primarily in M&A and Corporate Finance. Drawing from extensive experience both as in-house counsel and as a private practitioner to provide clients with practical legal advice on corporate transactional and operational matters and help them achieve successful business outcomes. Practice areas include: Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Commercial Transactions, Outside Corporate Counsel, and Conflicts Management.

Greater Boston Area

Consulting corporate counsel advising Gordon Brothers Group, LLC, Gordon Brothers Finance Company, and other corporate clients on contract negotiation, commercial transactions, conflicts and litigation management, and other general corporate matters.

Greater Boston Area

Corporate counsel responsible for contract negotiation, client relations/ conflicts management, compliance, and litigation risk oversight of a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm with 25 offices and over $70 billion worth of transactions annually.• Negotiated and executed of key service agreements with major US and international banks (top 10 clients in revenue and engagements) for Gordon Brothers-AccuVal, the world's largest appraisal firm, conducting over $60 billion of appraisals annually serving the commercial finance industry. • Developed and led client intake/conflicts management process, handling over 500 engagements annually across 7 domestic and international business divisions; NDA review and execution, client tracking, and conflicts resolution among business units, clients, and counterparties.• Led litigation management of over $50 million in federal and state lawsuits, directing internal discovery process, supervising multiple outside counsel, managing insurer relationship and reimbursement, minimizing internal business impact and reducing outside legal costs.

Greater Boston Area

Solo practitioner providing corporate counsel to start-up, private equity-sponsored and public clients in technology, hardware, software, communications, engineering and aerospace industries. • Structured and executed corporate capital restructuring of opto-electronics firm resulting from private equity investment; created and delivered key shareholder/employee presentations.• Created and implemented independent contractor program for key 1099 consultants.• Negotiated and closed strategic licensing agreements for software division of public scientific instruments company; delivered contract structure and negotiation training to sales team.

Greater Boston Area

Negotiated and executed mergers and acquisition, private equity investments, and joint ventures.• Structured, negotiated and executed simultaneous eight-company roll-up of privately held corporate training services firm; assisted in preparation of parent-company IPO. • Implemented recapitalization/LBO of energy exploration firm for private equity client.

Greater Boston Area

Negotiated and executed public and private mergers and acquisitions; defended proxy fights.• Negotiated and executed multiple software publisher acquisitions for public software client.• Structured and implemented LP recapitalization of jewelry business for public company client.• Defended scientific instruments client from shareholder proposals in SEC proxy contests.

Greater Boston Area

Performed litigation discovery support work for Superfund and election law matters.

Greater Boston Area

Designed and marketed telecommunications hardware, software, and network services to start-up and small businesses in Massachusetts.

Greater Boston Area

Marketed the first PC-based econometric forecasting/modeling software and related consulting services to major corporate, financial, academic, and government institutions.

New Haven, Ct

Reviewed and voted on admissions decisions for all Midwest region applicants. Led application recruitment and interview processes for Midwest region, including liaising with alumni and college counselors.

B.A., History

Activities and Societies: Honors Senior Thesis in American Colonial History; Baker’s Dozen A Cappella Singing Group; Intramural Athletics.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Coordinating Articles Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; Published Author (83 J. Crim. L. &.