Mr. Lochner has an extensive background in merger-and-acquisition, technology, intellectual property and international transactions. He is creative, practical and gets deals done.

Mr. Lochner regularly represents a significant number of both acquirers and targets in merger-and-acquisition transactions, including the purchase and sale of publicly traded and privately held companies, their divisions and assets.  He has handled and successfully closed in excess of 100 merger and acquisition transactions, ranging in individual transaction value from several million to several billion dollars, and is active in the representation of clients in the purchase and sale of virtually all types of businesses.

Coupled with his M&A expertise, Mr. Lochner advises corporate clients and their boards of directors regarding business strategy, corporate governance, corporate finance and various other matters pertinent to their day-to-day legal requirements. He advises numerous start-up companies in addition to many mature and well-capitalized companies and assists clients in raising capital, making capital investments, and in structuring and forming joint ventures, both domestic and international.

In addition, Mr. Lochner advises clients on technology commercialization, matters relating to websites and the internet, and in the use of intellectual property and contract law to protect and promote well-known product brands as well as to build new ones. Further, Mr. Lochner has an extensive background in international transactions, and the multitude of legal and practical issues related thereto. He advises clients daily on these types of matters.

The diverse fields in which Mr. Lochner assists clients include, without limitation, the garment industry (including accessories), the hospitality industry, software development and licensing, computer hardware development and manufacturing, medical devices, pharmaceutical wholesaling, advertising, architecture, construction, automobile distribution, as well as companies in the technology, life sciences and telecommunications industries.

New York University School of Law, J.D.,  1982.
Articles Editor, N.Y.U. Journal of International Law and Politics.

Lehigh University, B.A., 1978.

London School of Economics and Political Science, General Course Student, 1976-1977.

Admitted to practice law in the states of California, New York, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.

Member, Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2008-2012.

Featured, “International Joint Ventures: Get the Global Edge,” TheM&AAdvisor.com,  August 13, 2010.

Author, “EARN-OUTS: A Useful Tool in M&A Transactions for Bridging Gaps In Perceptions of Business Value” VC Expert's Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital, January 2009.

Author, “A Legal Primer on Software Shrink-Wrap, Click-Wrap or Click-To-Accept and Browse-Wrap License Agreements,” Intellectual Property Today, December 2003.

Author, “Risk Minimization Strategies in Licensing Intellectual Property from Entities That Are, or Might Become, Financially Troubled,” Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal, June 2002.