LAWYER PROFILE

Daniel Hoffman

USA 2026

Latham & Watkins LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Technology

Massachusetts

1 year ranked

Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment

Massachusetts

2 years ranked

About

Provided by Latham & Watkins LLP

Practice Areas

Dan Hoffman advises emerging and late-stage technology and life sciences companies throughout their life cycle, including on venture financings and mergers and acquisitions.

Dan advises companies on:

- Early-stage formation and strategy

- Seed, venture and growth financings

- Mergers and acquisitions

- Employment matters

- Equity incentives

- Securities law compliance

- Corporate governance matters

- University spin-outs

- Strategic partnerships

He draws on extensive company-side experience and a sophisticated sense of the technology industry landscape to provide founders and management with commercial and actionable advice. Dan is an active member of the startup ecosystem, acting as a mentor to early-stage founders in Harvard’s i-lab program and MIT’s delta v accelerator and as a judge at MIT AI Venture Studio’s demo day.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Technology - Massachusetts

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Daniel Hoffman is an up-and-coming technology practitioner who advises clients on matters such as M&A and corporate strategy. He works with companies at each stage of growth,

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Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment - Massachusetts

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Daniel Hoffman represents companies on sophisticated early-stage financings. He is particularly recognised for his expertise in the technology sector, with a notable client base in AI.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Dan is outstanding. He is very measured and thoughtful in his advice, and is a calming presence.
TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
He is extraordinary.
TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
Dan is very good at being able to ask the right questions to understand the situations and then apply the right tool to get there.
TechnologyChambers Guide to the USA
He's outstanding. He's very measured and thoughtful in his advice, he's a calming presence for corporate work. He has a lot of wisdom and experience.
Private Equity: Venture Capital InvestmentChambers Guide to the USA
Daniel Hoffman stands out in terms of his meticulousness.
Private Equity: Venture Capital InvestmentChambers Guide to the USA
His expertise across the entire life cycle, across tech and early-life-cycle companies, was great. He is extraordinary
Private Equity: Venture Capital InvestmentChambers Guide to the USA