Stefan Guttensohn

Stefan’s legal expertise is uniquely diverse. His business support and funding practice includes business transactions, structuring, investments, corporate governance and policy, and privacy. His traditional and cutting-edge investment practice includes capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, securities, fund formation, DAOs, and cryptocurrency.


client sectors include:

  • technology

  • manufacturing

  • retail

  • entertainment

  • investment community

  • financial advisors (broker/dealers & RIAs)

  • hospitality

  • life sciences

  • telecommunications

  • oil & gas

In his practice, Stefan combines detail-oriented legal skills with big-picture business acumen, maintaining a clear focus on his clients’ interests and goals. He simplifies complexities and has a passion for creating investment materials, such as a Private placement Memorandum, the operating document for an investment fund - a trait that makes other lawyers gasp. 

Unique to Stefan’s practice is the depth of his international experience. From North America to Asia, he has handled cross-border acquisitions with transactions under the laws of Algeria, Bahrain, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Chile, China, France, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining Nolan Heimann, Stefan served with securities regulators, an international law firm based in NYC, a Paris-based international law firm, a Canadian cross-border securities boutique, and a start-up focused practice in Southern California.

Stefan grew up in Montreal, Canada but has lived in a number of countries. He believes in the concept of the global citizen. As a father of three young kids, Stefan rides that working parent teeter–totter, balancing time and energy at home and at work. He loves being a dad and a teacher. He is an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School, instructing students in the legal and business considerations involved in forming, financing, and operating emerging growth businesses.

Bar Admissions

  • California

  • New York

  • Washington, D.C.

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Master of Laws, Securities and Financial

  • Regulation, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D.

  • University of Windsor, Bachelor of Laws

Languages

  • French

  • German

“Buying companies, big or small, I do like the process. I like deals. I like transactions. I like that back and forth… but when it comes to investments, that's the subspecialty that I enjoy the most.”

 

“I feel I have more experience with cross- border transactions than most of the attorneys who consider themselves to be international attorneys in LA.”

I fell into law, because I was naturally predisposed to help someone along. I really enjoy helping people.

Representative Matters

Advised on the formation of numerous technology companies, as well as formulated exit strategies


Advised hotel franchisor, investment advisors, and start-ups on their privacy policies


Advised Santa Clarita-based toy company on establishment of its Canadian subsidiary


Advised on disclosure issues related to potential FDA/SEC investigation regarding promotional statements made for Phase Three investigational drug


Advised music-app start-up on reverse merger with a listed company

 

Assisted Universal Music Publishing Group in its due diligence review for acquisition of BMG Music Publishing from EMI

 

Developed the formation and exit strategies for numerous technology companies


Advised Fortune Global 500 company on proposed cross-border joint venture 

 

Advised U.S. company on its acquisition of a Bulgarian technology company

 

Advised Middle-East agriculture-focused US private investment fund on its formation

 

Advised numerous new entities on early rounds of financing

 

Advised oil & gas related company on its private placement

 

Advised hospitality real estate development fund on various matters

 

 
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