J. Blake Hovander

Special Counsel

  • J. Blake Hovander
  • Phone: +1 215 979 1236

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    30 South 17th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
    USA

J. Blake Hovander practices in the area of corporate law. Mr. Hovander has advised life sciences clients on securities and corporate governance matters, including ’34 Act reporting, Section 16 compliance and stockholder and board meeting matters. He also represents clients in initial public offerings, spin-off and reverse merger transactions, public equity offerings and establishment of at-the-market offering programs.

Mr. Hovander is a 2014 graduate of New York University School of Law, where he was senior executive editor of the Journal of Law and Liberty. He received an M.A. from the University of Bucharest and is a cum laude graduate of Arizona State University.

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New York
  • Massachusetts

Education

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2014
    - Senior Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Liberty
  • University of Bucharest, M.A., 2011
  • Arizona State University, B.A., cum laude, 2009

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Special Counsel, 2024-present
    - Associate, 2021-2024
  • Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
    - Associate, 2019-2021
  • Sullivan & Worcester LLP
    - Associate, 2018
  • Dechert LLP
    - Associate, 2014-2017

Selected Publications

Representative Matters

  • Represented Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) in its acquisition via its Belgian subsidiary, Bureau Van Dijk Editions Electroniques SRL, of Vadis Technologies SA, a Belgian entity. Moody’s is a global risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions by providing data, analytical solutions and insights to help decision-makers identify opportunities and manage risks. Vadis Technologies is a fintech company that developed software to detect certain types of potential fraud and other wrongdoing used by the European Commission; the technology is used generally by EU member states for electronic fund transfers.

  • Represented Sports Reference, LLC, the premier online database for the history of baseball, football, basketball and hockey, in connection with its acquisition of Immaculate Grid, a popular online grid game with nine squares to be filled in with Major League Baseball players past and present, based on their team and accomplishments.

  • Represented StoneMor Inc., a leading owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes across the United States and Puerto Rico,  in a take-private merger that resulted in its controlling stockholder, Axar Capital Management, LP, owning 100 percent of StoneMor.

  • Advised CMS Technologies, Inc. dba Prevenio®, a leading provider of innovative food safety solutions primarily for protein and produce industries, in its $170 million acquisition by JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry.