David M. Clar

About David

"You have to be an attentive listener, and appreciate that every situation presents its own unique challenges as well as opportunities. To that end, it is important for me to design and implement solutions that best fit the client’s needs and business.“ Dave focuses on corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, business planning, licensing and distribution, private financing transactions, software contracts and general corporate matters. He represents individual entrepreneurs and start-up companies, as well as established, growing and mature businesses, with an emphasis on providing advice and guidance to closely-held corporations in all aspects of corporate and business planning matters, including organizational and ongoing operations, change of control transactions, capital planning and financing, ownership issues, distribution, licensing, franchising and general contractual matters. Dave provides corporate representation and business advice for the clinical laboratory subsidiary of a not-for-profit health organization and the manufacturer and distributor of a medical device in the U. S. and foreign jurisdictions. He also serves as primary counsel for the insurance agency subsidiary of a publicly-held bank holding company, and regularly serves as transactional counsel for buyers and sellers of closely-held corporations.

Practice Areas

Education

• University of Buffalo Law School, J.D., graduated 1998

Bar Admissions

• New York, New York State Bar

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