Areas of Practice
Industries
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2008
Education
University of Toledo, J.D., summa cum laude
University of Michigan, B.S.E., magna cum laude
Jeanne M. Whalen's practice focuses on general corporate, contracting, and acquisition matters, with an emphasis on technology and health care-related transactions. She has a Computer Science Engineering degree from the University of Michigan and interned at Microsoft Corporation in the Developer Tools Division. Ms. Whalen's experience includes:
- Public and private company mergers and acquisitions and joint venture transactions, including in the technology and health care sectors;
- Representing technology companies and other companies engaging in technology-related transactions; and
- General corporate representation including counsel to Boards of Directors, entity information and capitalization, shareholder agreements, and customer and supplier relationships.
Prior to joining Dykema, Ms. Whalen worked in education.
Experience
- Private equity, middle market and closely-held M&A transactions, including entity structure and governance
- Information technology and business process outsourcing transactions
- Technology agreement overflow contract review
- Technology development and licensing agreements
- Joint venture/licensing arrangements
- Health care/technology reseller agreements
- Assisted living facility acquisitions and divestitures
- Dental practice acquisitions
- Pro bono projects involving entity formation, governance, and 501(c)(3) qualification
Seminars & Speeches
- September 10, 2020
- Village Capital Venture Development Program – Bridge the Skills Gap Between Education and Employment, Panel Member, LEAPinnovations, Chicago, ILSeptember 7, 2016
- Balance Growth with Administrative Burden and Financing Risk, Detroit Creative Corridor Center, Detroit, MIAugust 25, 2016
- February 23, 2016
- Mergers & Acquisitions Strategies, LeadingAge Michigan Education Foundation, Lansing, MIJanuary 21, 2016
- Keys to Technology Licensing, Ann Arbor Spark, Business Law & Order SeriesJanuary 2013
Publications
- "Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements"2015-2018Practising Law Institute
- "Safekeeping Client Property: Why the ABA Is Hands-Off and the States Are Hand Holding"38 U Tol. L. Rev. 1279
- "Correcting Incomplete Corporate Records" (Co-author)Fall 2009The Michigan Business Law Journal Vol. 29 No. 3
News
- September 8, 2020
- October 24, 2018
- December 27, 2016
- March 17, 2016
- Twenty-Three Other Dykema Lawyers Identified as Rising StarsSeptember 5, 2013
- $9.5 Million Deal Brings Print, Digital Platforms to Newly Formed AffiliateOctober 12, 2012
Alerts
- January 29, 2018
- January 31, 2017
- August 24, 2016
- August 10, 2016
- The SEC Warns of Problematic Uses of Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresJune 9, 2016
- January 28, 2016
- Has true equity crowdfunding finally arrived?December 22, 2015
- October 9, 2015
- Federal Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal and Revives Securities Fraud Class ActionAugust 12, 2015
- clawback (n.) /ˈklô,bak/: to get back by strenuous or forceful meansJuly 27, 2015
- The SEC Expands Its Registration Exemption for Smaller CompaniesApril 16, 2015
- January 29, 2015
- September 24, 2014
- September 17, 2014
- August 15, 2014
- April 9, 2014
- January 27, 2014
- April 17, 2013
- April 10, 2013
- January 29, 2013
- January 17, 2013
- September 18, 2012
- The SEC Proposes to Permit Both to Sell Securities PrivatelySeptember 5, 2012
- Stock exchanges and NASDAQ must adopt listing standards to implement changes.June 29, 2012
- April 6, 2012
- February 16, 2012
- January 2012
- September 14, 2011
- February 2011
- November 9, 2010
- July 16, 2010
Press Releases
- September 18, 2020
- August 22, 2019
- September 7, 2018
- February 13, 2018
- September 1, 2016
- September 8, 2015
- March 24, 2015
- September 2, 2014
- October 24, 2011
- January 6, 2009
Memberships & Involvement
- State Bar of Michigan, Information Technology Law Section, Council Member and Secretary
Community/Civic Activities
- Board of Directors for ConnectUS, a Livonia-based program for adults with disabilities
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® as a Rising Star for Technology Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Health Care, 2013-Present
- Named as an "Up and Coming Lawyer" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 2018