Dean Longfield, Counsel at our San Diego law office
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Dean Longfield

Counsel
Biography

Dean Longfield is counsel in the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group. He advises public and private companies on a broad range of transactional, securities, and corporate matters.

Dean has experience in securities law, including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting, corporate governance, and stock exchange listing compliance. He regularly counsels clients on SEC reporting and public securities offerings, including initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs), at-the-market offerings (ATMs), and registered offerings of common stock, warrants, and debt. He also advises on mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, and general corporate matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Dean served as in-house counsel at General Atomics, where he drafted and negotiated commercial agreements and provided legal support for mergers and acquisitions. Previously, he practiced as an associate at a national law firm, representing public and private companies in capital markets transactions, SEC reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate matters.

Dean earned his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. He also holds an M.A. in New Testament and Early Christian Literature from Yale University Divinity School and a B.A., cum laude, in History from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • California


Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (J.D.)
    • UCLA Law Review
      • Staff Editor Vol. 63
      • Comments Editor Vol. 64
  • Yale University Divinity School (M.A., New Testament and Early Christian Literature)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., History, Minor in English, cum laude)
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Served as outside counsel to public and private companies, providing legal advice on all aspects of their business, including corporate governance, securities filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Section 16 filings, proxy statements for annual stockholder meetings, registration statements, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contract review and other general corporate matters
  • Represented a biotechnology company in its $18 million initial public offering
  • Represented a biotechnology company in its $15 million follow-on public offering and uplisting to Nasdaq
  • Represented a Nasdaq listed public company in a series of securities offerings, including public offerings of common stock, warrants and debt
  • Represented multiple public companies in their securities offerings, including PIPEs, CMPOs and ATMs
  • Represented multiple public companies in the preparation and filing of their periodic reports, including Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q, proxy statements and Section 16 filings on Forms 3, 4 and 5
  • Served as U.S. counsel for a technology company’s initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange
  • Drafted audit committee, nomination committee and compensation committee charters, codes of business conduct and ethics, corporate governance guidelines and other corporate policies for various public company clients
  • Represented the subsidiary of a large public insurance company on multiple acquisitions ranging in size from $10 million to $7.75 billion
  • Represented a plumbing, heating and air conditioning company on multiple acquisitions ranging in size from $1 million to $60 million
  • Prepared minutes and authorizing resolutions for general corporate governance and strategic transactions
  • Advised public companies on compliance with stock exchange listing standards

Previous Professional Experience

  • General Atomics, Attorney
  • Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Associate