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Mark Donig

Associate

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    Mark Donig represents emerging companies at all stages of the corporate life cycle, from formation through acquisition or public offering. Mark represents clients on equity and debt financings, commercial agreements, strategic advice, social impact and other general corporate matters. He also advises private and public companies on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and public offerings. Additionally, Mark represents investors and VCs in their venture investments.

    Mark also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on international and domestic human rights, including the protection of human rights activists and victims of state-sanctioned violence from discrimination, persecution and violent coercion.

    Mark is a member of the Bars of New York and California. District of Columbia Bar membership application is pending; supervised by DC principals of the firm.

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    • Represented LanzaTech, Inc. in connection with spin-out of LanzaJet, Inc., a joint venture of LanzaTech, Suncor Energy Inc, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and All Nippon Airways focused on pioneering the sustainable aviation fuel space.
    • Represented a public life sciences company in connection with an $8.5M venture investment into startup therapeutics company; assisted in securing key information rights for client as an investor.
    • Represented an early-stage life sciences company in its Series B equity financing and subsequent convertible debt and warrant financing.
    • Represented one of the largest private healthcare companies in the United States in connection with its entry into a joint venture with an urgent care company to set up urgent care clinics throughout the Midwest region.
    • Represented a public Australian mining tech company in its acquisition of US-based big mining data corporation.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2016
    • Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, M.A., 2010
    • Stanford University, B.A., 2009
        • Ann C. Seminara Award Winner
    Bar Admissions
    • DC Application Pending
    • Supervised by DC Firm Principals
    • New York
    • California
    Pro Bono
    • Representing The African Middle Eastern Leadership Project, human rights nonprofit empowering activists in Africa and the Middle East, on general corporate and strategic matters.
    • Providing general corporate and strategic advice to Miracle Messages, a SF-based nonprofit focused on reconnecting individuals experiencing homelessness with their long-lost loved ones and providing social support structures.
    • Represented female Afghan journalist who had experienced discrimination and threats of violent coercion in obtaining visa and safe passage into the United States.
    • Representing New-York based nonprofit providing services to individuals on the autism spectrum.
    Accolades
    • Two-Time Recipient, Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition (July 2017 and January 2019): awarded by office of U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi for “outstanding and invaluable service to the community.”
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Board of Directors, American Jewish Committee, San Francisco Region
    • Board of Advisors, UC Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies

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