Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce that four attorneys from Breakwater Law Group, LLP joined the firm on Nov. 1. Dalton Sprinkle and Josh Armstrong will join as shareholders in the firm’s Corporate & Business Department. Tracy Roman and Ashley Stander also join from Breakwater as of counsel and an associate, respectively. They are based in Southern California.
“We are thrilled about this group. Both Dalton and Josh have more than 25 years of experience and have previously worked at AmLaw 100 firms. Their work on sophisticated transactions adds depth to our Corporate Department offerings as well as our Southern California bench where we continue to expand our presence in the 101 corridor,” said Rich Benenson, Brownstein’s managing partner.
Sprinkle has extensive experience representing companies and investors in a wide range of transactions, including M&A, venture capital financings, public and private securities offerings, licensing, joint ventures and restructurings. He regularly advises clients engaged in transactions that involve sophisticated tax structuring, regulated industries and cross-border issues. His clients operate in various industries, including solar energy and renewables, software, e-commerce, real estate, biotech, gaming, banking and finance, and cannabis. Sprinkle spent approximately one-third of his career as general counsel and a board member for several early-stage and publicly traded companies, where he led complex M&A, financing and restructuring transactions, and he developed his bedrock skills working at some of the world’s largest law firms, including Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. His extensive experience as both a buyer and seller of corporate legal services and as both an advisor and decisionmaker in the boardroom gives him a unique perspective on the legal needs and challenges faced by entrepreneurs and executives.
Armstrong is a proven dealmaker and problem solver bringing more than two decades of experience building, leading and advising multidisciplinary groups responsible for the execution of critical strategic initiatives for high-growth companies through mergers and acquisitions, capital transactions and strategic partnerships. He has completed more than 100 M&A, securities and loan transactions delivering more than $5 billion in value to founders and investors as lead executive, financial advisor and corporate counsel. Armstrong has significant experience serving technology companies and the family offices, venture capital funds and other private equity firms that invest in them. His tech industry experience includes representing innovators in marketing technology, online and new media advertising, financial technology, electronic payment and block chain systems, and material science and innovation.
Sprinkle and Armstrong both received law degrees from Georgetown University Law Center.
“Joining Brownstein is an exciting opportunity for us to add our practices to a larger platform. Brownstein is well known for its all-in approach to advising clients and we plan to leverage the firm’s tax, employment, real estate and IP bench strength to serve a full-spectrum of clients in Southern California,” said Sprinkle.
Roman advises clients on intellectual property and technology issues, particularly in transactional deals. For more than 25 years, Roman has advised clients on a range of issues, including copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, privacy and licensing. Stander’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, general corporate representation and venture capital financing. She works with clients in the technology, software, e-commerce, consumer products and financial services industries.