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Jay S. Rand

Jay S. Rand

Partner
Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Group
jrand@manatt.com

  • New York City
    Direct: 212.790.4508
    General: 212.790.4500
    Fax: 212.790.4545

Professional Experience

Mr. Rand is the Co-chair of Manatt's Venture Capital and Technology Practice Group. His corporate practice focuses on the representation of investment funds, including venture capital and private equity funds, and the companies backed by these funds. He represents clients in industries ranging from information technology, new and traditional media, software, health services and life sciences to consumer goods and services. His expertise includes equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, licensing transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other corporate and securities matters. Mr. Rand also counsels investment funds regarding formation, capital raising and governance matters.


Education

University of Pennsylvania School of Law, J.D., 1987.
Editor, Comparative Labor Law Journal

Johns Hopkins University, B.A., with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1983.



Memberships & Activities

Admitted to practice in New York.


Publications

Author, Are You Ready to Venture?, Daily Deal, February 2004.

Contributing Editor, VC Experts, Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital Co-Author, When Limited Partners Default, Journal of Private Equity, Spring 2002.


Speaking Engagements

Panelist, “2010 Digital Media Outlook,” OnMedia NYC Breakfast Salon, December, 2009.

Panelist, “How to Handle Limited Partner Defaults and Unplanned Fund Liquidations,” Tax Practices for Private Equity Funds Conference, October, 2009. 

Moderator, “Trends in IT Investing,” Perfect Venture Conference II, October 2006.

Moderator, Technology Global Venture Congress, Silicon Alley Entrepreneurs Club, January 2005.

Moderator, 2004 Outlook for Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship, Silicon Alley Entrepreneurs Club, December 2003.

Moderator, Early Stage Investment, Silicon Alley Entrepreneurs Club, October 2003.

Speaker, RFID: Meeting the Challenges, Unleashing the Opportunity, Business Development Institute, September 2004.

Speaker, New York Biotechnology Association, March 2003.

Speaker, Issues and Trends in Venture Capital, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Annual International Convention, Washington, DC, June 2003.

Speaker, Venture Capitalists as Dealmakers, Education Industry Investment Forum, March 2002.

Speaker, From Concept to Company, Columbia University, October 2002.

Speaker, From Concept to Company, State University at Stony Brook, August 2002.

Speaker, Life Science Entrepreneurship: Creating and Growing a Company, University of Rochester Medical School, April 2003.