Henry Nelson Massey

Practice Areas

Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisers and Commodities Firms Emerging Companies and Venture Finance Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures Private Companies Private Equity and Investment Funds

Representative Matters

Representation of emerging companies, including those relating to Web 2.0, computer software, and high-tech devices Representation of closely held registered investment advisory firms, including regulatory, corporate, contractual, hedge fund, and Investment Adviser Act matters Representation of "angel" investors in biotech and other early-stage companies Representation of management in the buyout of subsidiaries Representation of a major franchisee in the acquisition of a series of independent outlets Representation of a sponsor of a real estate private equity "fund of funds" Representation of closely held companies considering or recently consummating sales of their businesses or purchases of other businesses for amounts ranging from $25 million to $250 million

News, Publications & Presentations

Co-author, "'Custody Rule' Information Delays Lead to Enforcement against Investment Adviser," Day Pitney Alert, November 4, 2014 Featured, "Seventy Day Pitney Lawyers Named to 2015 Best Lawyers List," Day Pitney Press Release, August 22, 2014 Speaker, "2013 Red Flag Seminar," Breard & Associates, Inc., October 24, 2013 Featured, "Seventy Day Pitney Lawyers Named to 2014 Best Lawyers List," Day Pitney Press Release, August 15, 2013 Co-author, "SEC Makes Fundamental Changes to Private Capital-Raising Rules," VC Experts, July 31, 2013 Co-author, "SEC Makes Fundamental Changes to Private Capital-Raising Rules," Day Pitney Alert, July 15, 2013 Co-author, "Beyond a Culture of Compliance: Securities Regulators Emphasize Disclosure," Day Pitney Alert, May 29, 2013 Co-author, "SEC focusing on B-D registration issues for private-fund managers," Investment News, May 12, 2013 Featured, "Day Pitney Team Advises Titanium Industries in its Acquisition of Pierce-Spafford Metals," Day Pitney Press Release, May 10, 2013 Co-author, "CFTC External Business Conduct Standards - Temporary Relief to Foreign Exchange Transactions," Day Pitney Alert, May 8, 2013 Co-author, "Increased SEC Focus on Broker-Dealer Registration Issues for Private Fund Managers," Day Pitney Alert, April 12, 2013 Co-author, "SEC Finds Fault with Adviser Custody Practices," Day Pitney Alert, March 8, 2013 Co-author, "New Jersey "Angel" Tax Credit Seeks To Spur Emerging Technology Investment," Day Pitney Alert, February 6, 2013 Co-author, "Data Mining: What Financial Services Firms Need To Know," Law360, February 5, 2013 Co-author, "CFTC No-Action Relief for Funds-of-Funds," Day Pitney Alert, December 11, 2012 Quoted, "Dodd-Frank: The Keys to Compliance Success," FierceFinance, September 2012 Featured, "Seventy-Five Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2013," Day Pitney Press Release, August 23, 2012 Co-author, "SEC Crackdown On Investment Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," VCExperts, February 3, 2012 Co-author, "Targeting Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," Law360, December 12, 2011 Co-author, "SEC Crackdown On Investment Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," Day Pitney Alert, December 1, 2011 Featured, "Seventy-two Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2012," Day Pitney Press Release, October 4, 2011 Speaker, "Completing Contracts - Strategies and processes for success without breaking the bank," New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Conference, September 24, 2010 Featured, "Seventy-six Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers for 2011," Day Pitney Press Release, August 9, 2010 "Dodd-Frank Act Impact on Investment Advisers and Private Investment Funds," Day Pitney Alert, July 23, 2010 Co-author, "SEC Issues Amendments to Investment Adviser Custody Rule,"Investment Management Compliance Update, January 29, 2010 Featured, "Seventy-seven Day Pitney Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2010," Day Pitney Press Release, July 30, 2009 Co-author, "Hedge Fund Regulation: MFA Weighs In on Proposals," CTTMA Newsletter, June 2009 Co-author, "Hedge Fund Regulation: MFA Weighs in on Proposals," Day Pitney Alert, May 26, 2009 Co-author, "Annual Amendments and Online Form D Filings Become Mandatory Beginning March 16, 2009," Day Pitney Alert, February 9, 2009 Featured, "75 Day Pitney Partners Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 Ranked #1 in New Jersey and #2 in Connecticut," Day Pitney Press Release, December 11, 2008 Co-author, "SEC Proposes More Stringent Standards for Hedge Fund Investors," Day Pitney Alert, January 3, 2007

Education

Columbia Law School, J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar Princeton University, A.B., cum laude

Admissions

State of New Jersey State of New York

Awards and Achievements

Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law since 2006, and in addition for Securities Law since 2010