From mergers and acquisitions, asset and stock purchases, and private equity portfolio company transactions to securities offerings and corporate governance matters, publicly traded and privately held companies rely on Claudia Dubón to help them build their businesses, maximize the value of their brands, and ensure their compliance with securities laws requirements.
Claudia structures, negotiates and closes her clients’ most significant deals. She guides them in acquiring and selling business assets, on stock purchases, regarding SEC reporting and other public company obligations, and in preparing and filing Exchange Act reports. She also regularly serves as outside general counsel to clients advising on day-to-day business issues, corporate governance, stockholder and limited liability company agreements, and other commercial transactions.
Clients in the food, drug, pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors retain Claudia to structure and negotiate their collaboration, co-development, marketing and distribution agreements, and to advise on branding materials and brand management.
Experienced, knowledgeable, dedicated and efficient, Claudia takes the time to know her clients, their businesses, aspirations and pain points so she can help them minimize risks, optimize the value of their brands, and compete effectively in their markets.
Claudia is a native Spanish speaker.
- Representing various listed companies as external general counsel, providing guidance and advice on M&A transactions, securities filings, and corporate governance matters.
- Representing a Nasdaq-listed company in numerous tuck-in acquisitions.
- Representing numerous listed companies in self-tenders of shares of their common stock, at-the-market offerings, and private placement financings.
- Represented GlobalSCAPE, a public company and a pioneer in securing and automating the movement and integration of data, in its merger with HelpSystems pursuant to which HelpSystems acquired all outstanding shares of GlobalSCAPE for $9.50 per share in a transaction structured as a tender offer followed by a merger, valued at approximately $217 million.
- Represented a private company in the events and conferences sector on various acquisition transactions.
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Honors & Recognitions
- Recognized as “One to Watch” in The Best Lawyers in America® for Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2021-2022
- Consistently named a “Rising Star” by New York Metro Super Lawyers since 2017
- Awarded “Deal of the Year” and “Activist Campaign of the Year” by The Deal for representation of George Feldenkreis in his nomination of directors and successful unsolicited acquisition of Perry Ellis
Professional
- New York State Bar Association
- LAWorld International Legal Network
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Education
J.D., Fordham School of Law, 2013
- Member, Fordham Urban Law Journal
A.B., Harvard University, 2010
Admissions
- New York
Languages
- Spanish
