Joe von Kaenel serves public, private, and not-for-profit corporations and their boards of directors and board committees, providing advice on corporate governance, compliance, and investigations. His practice includes corporate finance and securities, acquisitions and mergers, corporate reorganizations, and divestitures.

In the securities area, Joe guides issuers in the sale of securities and advises them with respect to SEC reporting obligations and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. He has represented clients in a wide variety of merger and acquisition transactions ranging in size from less than $1 million to over $1 billion.

With extensive experience structuring a wide variety of venture capital and other business transactions, Joe regularly counsels clients in minority shareholder matters and other business disputes. He has represented institutional clients in making investments in private equity funds, hedge funds, and other alternative investments and fund formation. Joe is Chairman of the firm’s Opinion Committee and Chairman of the firm’s Securities Department.