Allan Grauberd

Allan Grauberd is the Chair of Moses & Singer’s Securities and Capital Markets Practice group.  He practices primarily in the corporate and securities areas including venture capital and private placement transactions, mergers and acquisitions involving both public and privately held companies, initial and secondary public offerings, general representation of public companies with respect to ongoing securities and regulatory compliance, and international securities offerings and exchange offers.

Allan has completed a large number of acquisition and divestiture transactions in a wide range of industries, with often complex structural issues and with diverse transaction participants, including private equity funds and strategic buyers and sellers,  both domestic and internationally. 

Allan provides general representation for a variety of companies In a broad spectrum of industries, in the areas of corporate finance, shareholder relations, employee matters and intellectual property licensing.  He regularly represents venture capital funds with respect to their portfolio investments.  Allan has represented a variety of companies in international distribution and licensing arrangements, as well as facilitating cross border equity and debt transactions.

Allan is rated AV Preeminent, the highest legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell in Securities Law.

• Securities and Capital Markets
• Corporate/M&A
• Private Funds
• Family Offices

• Fordham University School of Law (J.D.)
• California State University, Northridge (B.A. in Philosophy)

• Israel
• New York

• Provided SEC compliance, general corporate and mergers and acquisition counseling to a public corporation in the healthcare field.
• Represented a public corporation in the software field, providing SEC compliance, and mergers and acquisition counseling.
• Negotiated a major acquisition deal in the juice and beverage industry leading to a takeover of the client by a private equity fund.
• Acted as lead counsel in initial public offerings in the technology, food and consumer space.
• Provided investment and mergers and acquisitions counseling to a venture capital fund, including fund financing, outbound investments and sales of portfolio companies, with more than ten completed transactions for this fund.
• Restructured a United States publishing concern and co-lead its initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
• Represented numerous issuers with respect to angel and venture capital financing rounds.
• Represented numerous issuers with respect to PIPE transactions.
• Represented a publicly held corporation in a $40 million technology joint venture.
• Representation of Australian issuers in initial public offerings on the ASX and concurrent Regulation D private placements.

• Moses & Singer Successfully Leads ABN AMRO Digital Impact Fund In Deal
• Moses & Singer Honored in The American Lawyer's Global Legal Awards
• Moses & Singer Closes $150 Million Sale of Apple & Eve, LLC
• Moses & Singer Advises Family Offices on Wealth Management and Risk Avoidance
• Martindale-Hubbell Announces List of Top Rated Lawyers In New York
• Moses & Singer Co-Hosts Crowdfunding Program with ITAC
• Moses & Singer Client American Medical Alert Signs Acquisition Agreement with Tunstall
• Moses & Singer Client DwellStudio Completes Transaction for Strategic Investment by BrandSense Partners
• Moses & Singer Client Henry Bros. Electronics Completes Merger
• Moses & Singer Client Completes Joint Venture
• Two New Corporate Partners Join the Firm

• What to Know Before Joining a Private Company Board
• The Moses & Singer Family Office Forum
• Crowdfunding and Raising Capital on the Web
• The Madoff Affair: What Happened, Dealing with the Consequences, and How to Avoid Investment Fraud

• Principal Issues Involved in Negotiating Large System Software Licensing Deals
• Legal Concerns About International Distribution Contracts
• A Discussion Concerning The SEC’s Proposed Changes To The Accredited Investor Definitions
• The SEC Goes Big With A Concept Release Suggesting An Ambitious Re-Examination Of Private Capital Formation Exemptions
• Key Concerns for Individuals Considering Becoming Directors of Private Companies and a Review of Indemnification and D&O Insurance
• June 30th Deadline Approaching for US Subsidiaries of Foreign Entities Mandatory Response to Commerce Department 2017 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
• Should You Take That Board Seat?
• WannaCry and Petya: Why Attention Should be Devoted to IT Security in Corporate Due Diligence
• The Revised Regulation D Rule 504 Exemption-Bigger And Better
• Tools of the Trade: Keeping Your Wealth Intact for Multiple Generations
• The SEC Issues Proposed Crowdfunding Rules
• The SEC Adopts Rules Permitting Public Advertising For "Private" Offerings Under Rule 506 Of Regulation D, Bad Actor Disqualification For Rule 506 Offerings, and Proposes Enhanced Disclosure and Amendments to Form D For Rule 506 Offerings
• Using Social Media to Communicate with Investors: The SEC 'Likes' This
• FINRA Announces Effective Date for New Rule Requiring Notice Filings
• SEC Approves FINRA Rule Requiring Notice Filings by Members in connection with Private Placements
• The JOBS Act: New Avenues for Raising Capital
• SEC's "Bad Actor" Proposal Poses Challenges for Rule 506 Issuers
• Proxy Access Rule: A Major Change in Governance is in Limbo
• SEC Proposes New Rule For Family Offices Under Dodd-Frank Act
• Dodd-Frank Act Permanently Exempts Non-Accelerated Filers From SOX Section 404(b)'s Auditor Attestation Requirement
• Dodd-Frank Act Changes Definition of Accredited Investor for Private Placements of Securities
• Madoff - Analysis of the Recent Decision Regarding the Scope of SIPA Protection
• Impact of SEC Rule Changes on Proxy Statement Disclosure
• SEC Rules for Smaller Public Firms, Rule 144 Changes
• The SEC's Securities Offering Reform and Small Public Companies
• Securities Watch