Daryn A. Grossman

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Daryn A. Grossman is a partner in our Corporate Department and head of the Life Sciences Group.

Daryn is the former Managing Partner and continues to participate in the leadership of the firm in various capacities, working closely with the Firm’s Chair and Executive Committee in relation to the implementation of the Firm’s business strategy.

Over the course of her career, Daryn has served in several leadership positions including co-chair of Proskauer’s global Corporate Department, the Firm’s largest department, and as co-head of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group. She has also served on the Firm’s Hiring Committee, Business Development Committee and Lateral Acquisition Committee. Daryn has championed the career of many women lawyers throughout the Firm and actively engages in the Proskauer Women's Alliance programming.

As a tech-transactional lawyer, Daryn has designed and negotiated complex technology and intellectual property transaction structures, including strategic alliances, licensing, technology development and outsourcing transactions. Her clients include a wide range of life sciences, cloud computing, digital media, Internet, software, electronics, luxury goods, retail, fashion, entertainment, telecommunications and clean technology companies.

Daryn’s practice also focuses on technology mergers, acquisitions, sales and spinoffs. She represents both growth and mature companies, and counsels venture capitalists and strategic investors in evaluating intellectual property portfolios in connection with private equity investments, public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Daryn often counsels boards of directors and management teams in navigating the critical commercial and legal issues surrounding product development and exploitation and risk mitigation.

Clients describe Daryn as “skilled and resourceful.” IAM Patent writes: “In the IP monetization area, there is nothing crack negotiator Daryn Grossman can’t do,” adding that she has “a command of all deal types across the IP commercialization spectrum…she can go toe to toe with anybody. She just gets deals done.”

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Some recent examples of Daryn’s work include representing:

One of the world’s largest global independent pharmaceutical companies in its strategic licensing and acquisition matters
Amadeus IT Holding, S.A., a leading technology provider for the global travel industry, in its $500 million acquisition of Newmarket International
Annie’s, Inc., as intellectual property counsel, in its definitive agreement to be acquired by General Mills, Inc. for approximately $820 million
Ares Management LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment, as intellectual property counsel, in its acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group LTD Inc. for $6 billion
Bowlmor AMF, the world’s largest operator of bowling centers, as intellectual property counsel, in its acquisition of Brunswick Corporation’s bowling center business
Celgene Corporation in the $7.2 billion acquisition of Receptos, Inc.

Celgene Corporation in numerous transactions, including in its collaborations and options to acquire:

Acetylon Pharmaceuticals
VentiRx Pharmaceuticals
VAXON Biotech
Northern Biologics

Cürex Group in its technology and licensing matters relating to linking institutional foreign exchange with capital markets, including with partner FTSE to create the FTSE Cürex FX Index Series
Grifols in numerous transactions, including:

$1.85 billion acquisition of the blood screening business of its commercial partner, Hologic
$1.7 billion acquisition of the diagnostics unit of Novartis

Henry Schein in its agreement to acquire a majority interest in BioHorizons, a U.S.-based manufacturer of advanced dental implants
Intelligent Energy in its acquisition of the portable fuel cell and disposable fuel cartridge assets of Societe Bic
Markit, in its commercial and licensing matters, including its joint venture with Genpact Limited, to be known as Markit/Genpact KYC Services
Mereo BioPharma, a new biopharmaceutical company, on its successful fundraising and subsequent acquisition of assets from Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Mount Sinai (Icahn School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Innovation Partners) in its biopharma and technology licensing and collaboration matters
The National Hockey League in a multi-year North American partnership with SAP SE aimed at transforming hockey through technology co-innovation
Neiman Marcus Group, as intellectual property counsel, in its agreement to acquire Munich-based Mytheresa.com, a leading online retailer of luxury fashion
Pershing LLC in a long term outsourced services relationship relating to clearance, settlement and related services to financial institutions and broker-dealers with a multinational registered investment advisor and broker-dealer
Regenerex LLC in an exclusive license and research collaboration agreement with Novartis for the research, development, manufacturing and commercial use of Regenerex’s novel allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell based therapy platform
Sunrise Sports & Entertainment and its general partner, Clifford Viner, the sale of the Florida Panthers (NHL)

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