Deana A. Labriola
Ms. Labriola's practice encompasses a broad range of business matters, from drafting and negotiating corporate agreements and documents to managing all aspects of mergers, acquisitions, venture capital, and debt and equity financing transactions for a variety of companies. She represents privately held companies, and assists them in all aspects of their business, from corporate governance and transactions to business structuring, development, and expansion opportunities. Ms Labriola also is leader of the Firm's Technology Practice Group, and represents a number of local technology and biotechnology companies in venture and seed capital transactions, stock option and non-cash compensation plans, and other business structuring for investment.
Practice Groups
Business
Technology
Intellectual Property
Practice Concentration
Business Transactions
Contract Negotiation and Drafting
Mergers and Acquisitions
Venture and Seed Capital
Venture Capital, Angels, Private Placements, and Debt Transactions
Representative Transactions
Representation of the seller in a $500 million stock sale of
an IT government contracting company to a special purpose acquisition company
Representation of the purchaser in a $30 million stock
purchase of a technology services company
Representation of the purchaser/investor in a $25 million
purchase of the majority interest in a privately held trucking company
Representation of the purchaser in a $25 million asset
purchase of four check cashing/pay-day lending stores
Representation of the company in a $2 million Series A venture capital financing for a privately-held biotechnology company
Representation of the borrower in a $1 million small business loan made by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Representation of the seller in a $200,000 asset sale of a medical device business
Representation of the minority shareholder in the dissolution of a dental practice
Representation of the company in a $500,000 equity investment in a limited liability company manufacturing specialized floor tile
Admitted to Practice
North Carolina, 2009
District of Columbia, 2002
Illinois, 2002
Maryland, 2001
All courts in the District of Columbia
All state courts in Illinois
All state courts in Maryland
All state courts in North Carolina
Education
J.D., The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, 2001. Editorial
Board, Catholic University Law Review
M.A., The Catholic University of America, 2001
B.A., University of Indianapolis, 1998
Professional and Community Affiliations
Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
Licensing Executives Society
North Carolina Bar Association — Section: Business Law
TiE Carolinas (executive team)
Publications
Business
Are Your Click-Through Agreements Enforceable?
A Tech Company Lesson — Non-Cash Compensation Options
Selling a Company: Great Expectations and Reality - Part One
Selling a Company: The "Nuts and Bolts" of Selling - Part Two
"Whaddya Mean I Need to Get Another Attorney!": Companies, Their Owners, and the Conflicts of Interest that Follow
Women-Owned Businesses: It Requires More Than Being Women-Owned
Intellectual Property
GPL 3 — The Good, The Bad, and The Patent Protected
Technology
Are Your Click-Through Agreements Enforceable?
The Bayh-Dole Act's U.S. Manufacturing Preference and the Global Marketplace: The Importance of Waivers
GPL 3 — The Good, The Bad, and The Patent Protected
A Tech Company Lesson — Non-Cash Compensation Options
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