Southern California
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Bryan S. Gadol

Partner

Bryan S. Gadol is a partner in Dorsey’s Corporate group. Mr. Gadol has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public and private securities offerings, private equity and venture capital transactions, SEC reporting and corporate governance.

Mr. Gadol also provides general corporate advice to emerging growth and middle market companies and investors operating or investing in a wide variety of industries through all stages of the business and investment lifecycle.

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Honors

• Named "Southern California Rising Star - Mergers & Acquisitions" by Los Angeles Magazine, 2010

Education

• Chapman University School of Law
  J.D., cum laude, 1998, Tax Emphasis Program; Law Review Member
  
• University of California, Santa Barbara
  B.A., Law and Society, 1994
  

Professional Activities

• Member, Corporations Committee, State Bar of California 
• Member, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, American Bar Association
• Member, Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee, American Bar Association
• Member, Angel Venture Capital Committee, American Bar Association

Civic and Community Activities

• Member, Dean’s Council and Tax Law Institute Board of Governors, Chapman University School of Law
• Member, Board of Directors, Canyon Acres Children and Family Services
• Member, Tax and Law Institute Board of Governors, Chapman University School of Law
  

Presentations

• “Corporate Governance Trends: The Boards of Yesterday and the Boards of Tomorrow,” Association of Corporate Counsel of America, July 2010
• “Clean Tech Market & Investor Considerations,” VC in the OC, May 2010
• "Distressed Mergers & Acquisition Transactions," Thomson Reuters National Audio Conference, June 2009
• "Exits and Recapitalizations," Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) Investment Capital Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 2008 
• "Overview of Corporate and Securities Laws," Chapman University School of Law, Orange, CA, April 2007
• "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Selling Your Business," B.Riley Co., Merrill Lynch and Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein, Riverside, CA, October 2006
• "How and When Do I Sell My Business?" Citigroup/Smith Barney, Beverly Hills, CA, June 2006
• "Overview of the M&A Market - How to Value Your Company," Deutsche Bank, Costa Mesa, CA, May 2006

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