Overview

Jeffrey R. Jaffe is a corporate attorney specializing in the transactional representation of privately held companies. He handles a broad range of legal transactions encountered by growing businesses across the spectrum of industries and spaces. Jeff’s practice focuses on entity structure and formation, equity and debt financing and capital raising, complex business transactions, strategic alliances and major capital or change-in-control events. Jeff represents purchasers and sellers in M&A transactions (mergers and stock and asset deals), including due diligence, deal structure, agreement drafting, closing and post-closing matters. Jeff’s corporate finance work in venture capital and private equity transactions includes early stage seed capital/angel investments via SAFEs or convertible loans, Series A and B venture rounds and Reg. D private placements. Jeff also represents entities in the entertainment and media industries in underlying rights acquisition, motion picture financing, production and licensing/distribution transactions.

Admissions & Education

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA

Southwestern University School of Law, JD

Admitted

New York

Jeffrey R. Jaffe is a corporate attorney specializing in the transactional representation of privately held companies. He handles a broad range of legal transactions encountered by growing businesses across the spectrum of industries and spaces. Jeff’s practice focuses on entity structure and formation, equity and debt financing and capital raising, complex business transactions, strategic alliances and major capital or change-in-control events. Jeff represents purchasers and sellers in M&A transactions (mergers and stock and asset deals), including due diligence, deal structure, agreement drafting, closing and post-closing matters. Jeff’s corporate finance work in venture capital and private equity transactions includes early stage seed capital/angel investments via SAFEs or convertible loans, Series A and B venture rounds and Reg. D private placements. Jeff also represents entities in the entertainment and media industries in underlying rights acquisition, motion picture financing, production and licensing/distribution transactions.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA

Southwestern University School of Law, JD

Admitted

New York