Dean is a seasoned transactional lawyer and trusted advisor to his clients.  He also serves as Chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.

Dean has extensive experience representing Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, venture-backed and closely-held companies and executives in executing middle-market mergers and acquisitions across a broad range of industries, including medical technology and health care, technology and software, industrial and manufacturing, media and marketing, publishing, and retail and consumer products. His experience includes strategic acquisitions and divestitures, including private equity transactions, management buyouts, cross-border deals, distressed sales, carve-out transactions, complex earn-out arrangements, equity and debt financings, and recapitalizations.  Dean also regularly counsels closely-held and venture-backed emerging growth companies as well as private equity-backed portfolio companies, including in connection with capital raising transactions, general corporate matters and exit strategies.