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Ronn S. Davids

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Davids Ronn
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rdavids@Venable.com
Los Angeles, CA
T +1 310.229.9970 F +1 310.229.9901

Ronn Davids is co-chair of Venable's West Coast Corporate Group. Ronn has a national corporate and transactional practice focused on representing middle-market and emerging growth companies in distressed and non-distressed situations, with a special emphasis on counseling private equity funds and their portfolio companies and family offices in acquisitions, dispositions, and financings. In addition, he has extensive experience representing clients in the media and entertainment industries, including digital media and branded merchandise businesses, industry executives, entrepreneurs, and investors, and assisting clients with the challenges of transacting, raising capital, investing, and operating in the cannabis industry in accordance with applicable state law.  

Ronn frequently represents clients in matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity and debt financings, leveraged buyouts, corporate restructurings and bankruptcies (including the purchase and sale of core assets, negotiations with creditors, and advising officers and directors of distressed companies), venture capital investments, joint ventures, executive compensation, and other general corporate matters.

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Insights

Thought Leadership

May 2014

SEC Warns Private Equity Fund Advisers about Compliance Shortcomings
SEC Warns Private Equity Fund Advisers about Compliance Shortcomings

Events

October 12 - 16, 2020

ACC Virtual Annual Meeting 2020
ACC Virtual Annual Meeting 2020

December 11 - 13, 2019 Las Vegas, NV

MJBizCon, Marijuana Business Conference
MJBizCon, Marijuana Business Conference

October 27 - 30, 2019

ACC Annual Meeting 2019
ACC Annual Meeting 2019
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Recent News

July 13, 2020

Middle Market Growth Spotlights the Unique Strengths of Venable’s Corporate Practice
Middle Market Growth Spotlights the Unique Strengths of Venable’s Corporate Practice

June 11, 2020

Venable Attorneys and Practices Recognized in 2020 Edition of Legal 500
Venable Attorneys and Practices Recognized in 2020 Edition of Legal 500

May 03, 2019

Venable Represents Picturestart in Multi-Million Dollar Launch
Venable Represents Picturestart in Multi-Million Dollar Launch
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Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. Columbia University School of Law 1995
    • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
    • Certificate in International and Foreign Law
    • Administrative Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems
  • M.A. and Rabbinic Ordination Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion 1990
  • B.A. magna cum laude Tufts University 1987

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Founding member, Restructuring and Insolvency Professionals of Southern California
  • Former co-chairman, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, Technology Industry Task Force

Recognition
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  • Legal 500, M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m), 2020

Community
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Volunteerism

  • Member, Board of Trustees, Wilshire Boulevard Temple
  • Former member, Board of Overseers, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles
 

Personal Activities

  • Ordained rabbi
  • Avid scuba diver, with experience diving throughout the world