Daniel H. Devaney IV

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Mr. Devaney has been with the firm since 1991 and is a partner in the firm's Corporate Department. His areas of practice include organization of business and nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies and other business entities; dealing with dissolved or expired business entities; business contracts; mergers and acquisitions; corporate finance; general business counseling; and third party legal opinions. As a member of the DCCA (Business Registration Division) Work Group, Mr. Devaney has drafted amendments of and has testified as to Hawaii's business entity laws in connection with legislation supported by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs of the State of Hawaii. He has authored articles on and spoken about Hawaii business organizations and opinion letter issues. At UCLA Mr. Devaney helped advise the Japanese American National Museum regarding its organizational structure and served as Business Manager for the Pacific Basin Law Journal. As a senior at Dartmouth, Mr. Devaney sought and obtained College recognition of an apartment for students of Mandarin Chinese to live and practice their language skills. During his sophomore year at Dartmouth, Mr. Devaney was among the first American students to study for a school year in the People's Republic of China and was able to obtain permission to travel to Hainan Island and other areas formerly "closed" to foreigners. Since as early as 1978 Mr. Devaney has been a fan of Alfa Romeo automobiles. His current daily driver is a red 1967 Giulia Super sedan, and he is Always Looking For Another.

REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS Opinion Letters and General Corporate Matters

EDUCATION J.D., UCLA School of Law (1991) M.B.A., UCLA Anderson School of Management (1991) A.B. cum laude with high honors in Asian Studies Major, Dartmouth College (1984) Certificates, Beijing Normal University (1981-82) and Tianjin Nankai University (1981)

ADMISSIONS Hawaii State Bar United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

PUBLICATIONS "Doing Business in States other than the State of Incorporation (Hawaii)," BNA Corporate Practice Series No. 84 (2006) "Real Estate Transactions Involving Legal Entities," Advanced Principles of Title Insurance in Hawaii, National Business Institute (2003) "Directors and Officers," Corporations Manual, Hawaii State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education (2002) "Privacy Rights: Drug Testing by Hawaii Employers," Pacific Business News Supplement (June 22, 1998) "Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Work Made for Hire Doctrine," 8 Software Protection (June 1989)

MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES DCCA (Business Registration Division) Work Group (c. 1998-present) Opinion Committee of the Real Property and Financial Services Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association (2000) Hawaii State Bar Association (Business Law Section) (former secretary and treasurer) (1991-present) American Bar Association (1991-present)