David W. Watson
Areas of Practice
David Watson, a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and chair of its Private Investment Funds Practice, focuses his practice on public and private securities offerings, private fund formation, partnership law, public and private mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance for public companies and general corporate matters. Mr. Watson also participates in Goodwin Procter’s Securities & Corporate Finance, Real Estate Capital Markets and Private Equity/Venture Capital Practices.
Work for Clients
Mr. Watson’s experience in the fund formation area includes establishing private funds through U.S. and international securities offerings, organizing fund manager and sponsor entities, advising fund managers and sponsors in establishing compensation structures and internal operating policies, representing funds and investors in the preparation and negotiation of fund formation and investment documents, and restructuring the terms of existing investment funds. He has expertise in establishing a variety of domestic and international private investment vehicles, including private equity funds, mezzanine funds, hedge funds, real estate funds and natural resources funds.
Mr. Watson has extensive experience in securities offerings, including IPOs, subsequent public and private offerings for publicly held companies, public “shelf” offerings and private placements to institutions as well as individuals. He represents both publicly held and private businesses as general corporate and securities law counsel, providing advice in all aspects of corporate governance and securities law compliance.
Mr. Watson has been involved in numerous real estate securities transactions, including roll-up consolidation transactions, portfolio acquisitions by REITs, UPREITs and DOWNREITs; IPOs of new REITs; and representing REITs in public and private securities offerings. His experience in this area also includes representing companies in public and private merger and...more » Mr. Watson’s experience in the fund formation area includes establishing private funds through U.S. and international securities offerings, organizing fund manager and sponsor entities, advising fund managers and sponsors in establishing compensation structures and internal operating policies, representing funds and investors in the preparation and negotiation of fund formation and investment documents, and restructuring the terms of existing investment funds. He has expertise in establishing a variety of domestic and international private investment vehicles, including private equity funds, mezzanine funds, hedge funds, real estate funds and natural resources funds.
Mr. Watson has extensive experience in securities offerings, including IPOs, subsequent public and private offerings for publicly held companies, public “shelf” offerings and private placements to institutions as well as individuals. He represents both publicly held and private businesses as general corporate and securities law counsel, providing advice in all aspects of corporate governance and securities law compliance.
Mr. Watson has been involved in numerous real estate securities transactions, including roll-up consolidation transactions, portfolio acquisitions by REITs, UPREITs and DOWNREITs; IPOs of new REITs; and representing REITs in public and private securities offerings. His experience in this area also includes representing companies in public and private merger and acquisition transactions. less »
Professional Activities
Mr. Watson is a lecturer at MIT’s Sloan School of Business and is listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America.
Bar and Court Admissions
Mr. Watson is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1988 (cum laude)
B.A., University of Maine, 1985 (salutatorian)
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