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David B.
Borsack

Associate

Office 646.532.5312
Email dborsack@coleschotz.com
Megan J. Musall |Legal Practice Assistant
212.752.8000 ext. x3010
mmusall@coleschotz.com
Megan J. Musall |Legal Practice Assistant
212.752.8000 ext. x3010
mmusall@coleschotz.com
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David Borsack is an associate in the firm’s Corporate Transactions Department and is based in the New York office.

Prior to pursuing a legal career, David was an associate in the Investment Management group at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he advised a variety of Private Equity and Hedge Funds. While at PricewaterhouseCoopers, David earned his CPA license and now leverages his past experience as an accountant to quickly understand his client’s financial situation as seen by his representation of clients in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, entity formation, joint ventures, credit facilities and other general business matters including representing clients in connection with developing strategies pertaining to activism investing and takeovers.

 

Experience

Representative Matters

Some of David’s recent representations include:

  • Represented a number of investment funds (including real estate and digital assets) with their formation, fundraising, and governance matters
  • Represented multiple cannabis companies with their formation, fundraising, and governance matters
  • Represented a number of early stage companies in a multitude of industries (including e-commerce, social media, fintech, and digital assets) in entity formation, fundraising, and governance matters
  • Represented multiple restaurant groups with their formation, expansion, fundraising, and governance matters.
  • Represented Modera Wealth Management, an investment adviser with over $2.3 billion in assets under management in a variety of acquisitions and corporate governance matters
  • Represented America Media in several acquisitions and divestitures of various publications
  • Represented a private real estate fund in a variety of transactions including a joint venture transaction involving over $1.5 billion of assets
  • Represented HR Acuity in connection with a minority growth equity investment from Growth Street Partners
  • Represented Delos Capital in a variety of acquisition transactions
  • Represented multiple clients in obtaining credit facilities

 

David earned his M.S. in Accounting, B.S. in Finance, and B.S. in Accounting in addition to minors in Legal Environment of Business and International Business from Pennsylvania State University, and his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. During law school, David served as a staff editor and was elected to be the Managing Editor of the Arts and Entertainment Journal and was published for his note on the NFL Franchise Tag.

David was a member of the LawMeets Transactional Law competition team, which won best contract draft at the regional competition; served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Charles E. Ramos; and as part of the Pro Bono Scholars Program was a full time volunteer at the Bankruptcy Assistance Project. David currently serves as a board member of the Legacy College Prep charter school.

Areas of Practice

Corporate Transactions

Corporate Finance Commercial Contracts Entity Formation & Governance Executive Compensation, Employment Agreements & Equity Incentive Plans Fund Formation & Investment Management  Mergers & Acquisitions Securities Law Compliance Private Equity Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies

HIGHLIGHTED INDUSTRIES

Restaurant & Hospitality

Restaurant & Hospitality Overview Liquor Licensing Employment Agreements & Executive Chef Compensation Management Agreements

Cannabis

Cannabis Overview Applications & Licensing Social Equity Applicants Corporate Regulatory Compliance

Sports

Sports Overview Major League Sports Teams & Leagues

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
Pennsylvania State University, M.S.
Pennsylvania State University, B.S.
Pennsylvania State University, B.S.

Bar & Court Admissions

New York
New Jersey

  • Blogs
  • NEWS + PUBLICATIONS
  • Webinars + Events

Blogs

  1. 01

    Fifth Circuit Strikes Down SEC Rule Regulating Private Investment Funds

    June 11, 2024
  2. 02

    New York Cannabis Regulations – Are You a True Party of Interest?

    December 11, 2023
  3. 03

    Investment Advisers Act Amendments

    September 13, 2023
  4. 04

    Celebrity Endorsers and Potential SEC Scrutiny

    October 17, 2022
  5. 05

    Digital Assets Key Terms Overview

    October 19, 2021
  6. 06

    How to Use Cryptocurrencies

    October 13, 2021
  7. 07

    Cryptocurrencies and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    August 10, 2021
  8. 08

    Cryptocurrencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission

    August 4, 2021
  9. 09

    Cryptocurrencies and the Internal Revenue Service

    August 2, 2021
  10. 10

    Digital Assets and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Rulings

    July 6, 2021
News + Insights

NEWS + PUBLICATIONS

  1. 01

    Manhattan Condo Project Lands $205 Million Construction Loan

    November 4, 2024 | CoStar News
  2. 02

    Cole Schotz Advises on $205m Construction Loan in Connection With Acquisition of Midtown Condo Development

    October 31, 2024
  3. 03

    Guidebook for Start-Ups & Emerging Companies

    September 30, 2024
  4. 04

    Cole Schotz Represents Modera Wealth Management in Acquisition of Parsec Financial

    May 10, 2023 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  5. 05

    Cole Schotz Advises Westside Capital Group in $126M Acquisition of Two Waterfront Properties in Fort Myers – Further Growth of its Expanding Florida Real Estate Practice

    September 14, 2021 | Cole Schotz Press Release
News + Insights

Webinars + Events

  1. 01

    Cannabis Law Updates – The State of New York / New Jersey Cannabis as of May 2022 – 2022 Live Webcast CLE Presentation

    May 19, 2022
News + Insights

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  • Cannabis

  • Cannabis Applications & Licensing

  • Cannabis Social Equity Applicants

  • Cannabis Corporate

  • Cannabis Regulatory Compliance

  • Automotive, Transportation & Logistics 

  • Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology

  • Financial Services

  • Restaurant & Hospitality

  • Media, Entertainment & Publishing

  • Self-Storage

  • Start-Up & Early Stage Companies

  • Technology

  • Sports Major League Sports Teams & Leagues

  • Restaurant & Hospitality Employment Agreements & Executive Chef Compensation

  • Restaurant & Hospitality Liquor Licensing

  • Restaurant & Hospitality Management Agreements

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