David H. Sands

David Sands is a partner and former co-chair of the Firm's Corporate Practice Group. David splits his time among the Firm's Los Angeles, Orange County, and Century City offices.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Sands handles major strategic and institutional transactions involving corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.

Mr. Sands concentrates on the representation of companies involved in the media, entertainment and technologies industries and companies involved in the creation and distribution of financial products and financial services in a wide variety of key strategic transactions, including formation planning and initial capitalization, executive compensation structures, Internet and e-commerce arrangements and institutional capital transactions and other forms of equity and debt offerings (public and private), strategic alliances and partnerships, and merger and acquisitions (including take private transactions). He has extensive experience in providing counseling and providing strategic planning for the Firm's clients.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Corporate, 2) Capital Markets, 3) Emerging Growth/Venture Capital, 4) Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances, 5) Mergers and Acquisitions, 6) Private Equity, 7) Entertainment, 8) Technology, 9) and Advertising, 10) Finance and 11) Equity Sponsor Finance
Law School Boston College Law School (J.D., 1987)
Education Oberlin College (B.A., 1984)
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association
Most recent firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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