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Jeffrey K. Lehrer

Partner
Co-Chair, Emerging Growth and Venture Capital

jeff.lehrer@dlapiper.com

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One Fountain Square
11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300
Reston, Virginia 20190-5602
United States
T: +1 703 773 4182 F: +1 703 773 5110

Jeff Lehrer concentrates in representing clients in connection with corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, venture capital, joint ventures and corporate finance. Clients include a wide range of early stage and later stage companies.

The respected English research firm Chambers & Partners recognizes Mr. Lehrer in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, calling him an "energetic lawyer" and a "driving force" and praising his leadership. Clients, Chambers notes, describe him as "a true adviser and an outstanding attorney" and "the rare breed of lawyer who can be both a trusted strategist and adviser, as well as a great technician." Mr. Lehrer has also been named in Legal 500. In addition, Washington SmartCEO has recognized Mr. Lehrer as a member of the Greater Washington Legal Elite, and in 2011 he was named a Rising Star by Virginia Super Lawyers.

Mr. Lehrer is co-chair of the firm's US Emerging Growth and Venture Capital group.

Representative Venture Capital Firm Clients

Avansis
Boulder Ventures
Chart Venture Partners
Chrysallis Ventures
CNF Investments (Clark Enterprises)
Columbia Capital
Core Capital Partners
Corestone
Draper Atlantic
Edison
Florida Opportunity Fund
Fortify, vc
Grosvenor
Grotech
Harbert Venture Partners
Intersouth
McLean Capital
Kaplan Ventures
Longworth
New Atlantic Ventures (NAV)
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
New Markets Growth Fund
Novak Biddle Venture Partners
OnPoint Ventures
Paladin Capital Management
RedShift (f/k/a SpaceVest)
Safeguard Scientifics
Sierra Ventures
Sphere Capital
Townsend Capital
Tribeca Venture Partners (f/k/a Greenhill SAVP)
Updata
Valhalla Partners
WWC Capital

Representative Emerging Technology Company Clients

AnyPresence, Inc.
Acceller, Inc.
Acuity Mobile (sold to NAVTEQ)
Canvas Solutions
CommuniClique
COOP Solutions
Daily Caller
Denuo
Directed Vapor Technologies International
DoublePositive Marketing Group
EnergySherlock
ERA Systems Corporation (sold to SRA International, NYSE: "SRX")
EverFi
FedBid
FortiusOne
Geostellar
hCentive
High Street Partners
Infinitive
Informous (f/ka/ Three Stage Media and BDMetrics)
ipsiti
ISO Group
LocalUp Solutions
Lucidiom (sold to Nuritsu)
Lurn
Maxion Technologies (sold to Physical Sciences, Inc.)
MedVets
Millmark Education
Mobile Posse
Moodlerooms
Orbis Technologies
Platform Logic (sold to Symantec, Nasdac: "SYMC")
Polymera
PowerPrecise (sold to Texas Instruments, NYSE: "TXN")
Privia Health
ProVox (sold to Atirix Medical Systems)
Recommended Reading (a/k/a MIXX) (sold to UberMedia)
Regent Education
Rivet Logic
Salsa Labs
SeniorChecked (sold to N.E.W. Customer Service Corporation)
SGN, Inc. (a/k/a eTreater)
Skyline Innovations
SmartButton
SPARTA (sold to Westec)
Spectrum K12 School Solutions (sold to Scantron)
Star Pharmaceuticals (sold to Esprit Pharma)
Tenebril (sold to Process Software)
Traffiq
UberLending
Uppidy
Venga
Virginia Personalized Medicine Clinic
Vital Sensors
Voxilate

Admissions

District of Columbia
Virginia

Seminars

CFP & Founders Forum, "State of the US Venture and IPO Markets"
NVTC Private Equity Committee, "State of the Venture Capital Market"
NVTC Private Equity Committee, "Where are all the Angel Investors?"
NVTC Private Equity Committee, "The Return of the Angels"
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, Guest Lecture – Venture Capital and Corporate Governance Issues"
Virginia CIT – Breakfast with Experts, "Replacing Yourself as a Member of Management"
Century Club Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs and Growing Companies, "Giving the Perfect Investor Presentation"
Venture Capital Series – "Living with Venture Capitalists Post-Investment"
Venture Capital Series – "What Entrepreneurs Absolutely Need To Know – Moving from the First Investor Meeting to a Successful Close"
Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center, "Common Legal Mistakes Made By Young Companies and How to Avoid Them"
Washington, DC Technology Council Early Capital Forum Boot Camp, "Effective Investor Presentations"
ASMR Biotech Bootcamp, "Recommended Steps to Get Your Company a VC Term Sheet"
Corporate Board Member's Annual M&A Conference, "Raising Growth Capital"
University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp, "Is Technology Entrepreneurship For You"
"Venture Capital Series – What Entrepreneurs Absolutely Need To Know – Preparing for the First Investor Meeting"
"Sarbanes-Oxley: Impact on Private Companies"
University of Virginia, School of Law, Guest Lecturer – Venture Capital
George Mason University, School of Law, Guest Lecturer

Prior Experience

Cooley Godward (1999 – 2003)
Hunton & Williams (1998 – 1999)
Connell, Foley & Geiser (1996 – 1997)

Civic and Charitable

Board Member – Greater DC Cares, 2006 – 2008
Mid-Atlantic Venture Association, Capital Connection Outreach Committee Chairman, Coaching Committee and Steering Committee 2002 – 2008
Mid-Atlantic Venture Association, Capital Connection Coaching Committee, 2002 – 2006, Vice-Chairman 2006
Northern Virginia Technology Council, Private Equity Committee, 2002 – 2008
Rutgers University Board of Trustees, First-Ever Full Voting Student Member, 1991 – 1997

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Virginia 1996
Margaret G. Hyde Award
Student Bar Association, President
B.A., Rutgers University 1993 high honors