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Band 3

Corporate/M&A

Connecticut

14 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Jason R Boyea

USA

Practice Areas

• Private equity and Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Family Offices, General Corporate and Business Law

Professional Memberships

• Admitted in the States of Connecticut and New York. Business Law Section of the ABA. Business Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and its Venture Capital and Private Equity Committee.

Personal

• Advisory role to the Block Island Housing Initiative.

• Former Executive Member (Vice President) of the Fairfield University Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Career

Jason represents clients in private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and a range of other domestic and international corporate transactions. He also provides ongoing corporate advice to private companies.

In addition to private equity and venture capital funds, Jason represents public companies, independent sponsors, family offices, and institutional investors. Representative transactions that he advises on include the following:

• Leveraged acquisitions and divestitures for private equity funds

• Venture capital and growth equity investments across a wide array of industries

• Add-on acquisitions and general representation of private companies

• Investments by small business investment companies (SBICs)

• Complex joint ventures and cross-border deals

• Jason’s extensive and broad experience across all types of M&A transactions and private equity and venture capital investments has allowed him to counsel clients on complex and time-sensitive transactions. He also implicitly serves as a general counsel for both private companies and investor clients who don’t have in-house counsel.

After finishing his first year of law school in 2000, Jason became the firm’s first summer associate. He joined the firm upon graduation in 2002 and became a partner in 2009. Jason currently serves as a member of FDH’s Management Committee.

Education

New York University School of Law

Juris Doctor

Fairfield University

Bachelor, umma cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Nu

Awards

Listed in the 2026 Legal 500 US City Elite guide for Connecticut in the area of Corporate & M&A

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Edition for the Stamford Metropolitan region in Corporate Law (Recognized since 2021)

Named a Moffly Media Top Lawyer (Corporate Finance Mergers & Acquisitions) in Fairfield County (2026)

40 Under 40, Fairfield County Business Journal (2014)

New Leader in the Law, Connecticut Law Tribune (2012)

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - Connecticut

3
Band 3
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Jason Boyea acts for fund clients in a range of domestic and international transactions, including private equity and venture capital investments. He also handles M&A and public offerings.

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