Daniel P. Neelon

Top rated International attorney in Norwell, Massachusetts

Neelon International Law, LLC
Daniel P. Neelon
Neelon International Law, LLC

Practice Areas: International, Business Litigation, Business & Corporate; view more

Licensed in Massachusetts since: 1994

Education: University of Virginia School of Law

Languages Spoken: English, Italian

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2010, 2014 - 2024

Neelon International Law, LLC

200 Cordwainer Dr
Suite 201
Norwell, MA 02061 Visit website

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Through his firm, Neelon International Law, LLC, Daniel P. Neelon, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his legal representation of businesses in the Boston, Massachusetts metroplex and surrounding areas, as well as clients in Texas and clients engaged in litigation rights or transactions in foreign countries. A member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, he provides business transactional and litigation strategies, negotiation, documentation and advice to international and domestic clients. He has obtained a Certificate of Foreign Admitted Lawyer in the country of Mongolia, where Neelon International Law, LLC has a registered representative office in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

Mr. Neelon focuses his practice in the following business areas and related litigation: acquisitions, mergers and disposition of securities and assets; broker-dealer contracts; company plans for bonuses, profit-sharing, stock options, stock appreciation, and investigations of incidents and employees; corporate governance; legal strategies and organization; domestic and transnational business contract negotiation and preparation; energy exploration and development; mining investments; executive compensation and evaluation; hiring and releasing employees; investment banking relationships; leases of real estate; private securities placements; securities compliance opinions; and technology and patent licenses; and restaurant dispositions and acquisitions.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia with high distinction, Mr. Neelon went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. He is currently admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Texas, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Districts of Massachusetts, the Western District of Texas and the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the 1st and 7th Circuits.

An accomplished legal writer, Mr. Neelon has published in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, the State Bar of Texas Asian Pacific Interest Section newsletter, and the Barnstable County Bar Association's Barrister newsletter. A Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, Mr. Neelon's civil litigation experience includes cases involving allegations of securities fraud, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, business and financial fraud, business contract disputes, trade secret misappropriation, and unfair and deceptive trade and business practices. Mr. Neelon was one of only seven Massachusetts lawyers named as the nation’s top attorneys in Business/Corporate Law in Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers® Business Edition Annual Directory 2018.

Practice areas

International, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Securities & Corporate Finance, Securities Litigation

Focus areas

Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Legal Malpractice, Limited Liability Companies, Non-Compete Agreements, Partnership, Securities Law, Sub-chapter S Corporations, Trade Secret

  • 30% International
  • 20% Business Litigation
  • 20% Business/Corporate
  • 10% Professional Liability: Plaintiff
  • 10% Securities & Corporate Finance
  • 10% Securities Litigation

First Admitted: 1984, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.bostonilg.com/attorney/neelon-daniel-p/

Honors/Awards:
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2005/2006
  • President, Barnstable County Bar Association, Barnstable, Massachusetts, June 2010-June 2011
  • Outstanding Young Men of America, 1986
  • New England Super Lawyer in Business Law in Boston Magazine or Super Lawyers, 2004-2010 and 2014-2020, Super Lawyers
  • Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2007
  • Who's Who in American Law, 1992/1993
Educational Background:
  • B.A. in Foreign Affairs, with High Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Virginia, 1980
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Mongolia, Certificate of Foreign Admitted Lawyer, 2014
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • "Asia Practice Pointer: A Brief Summary of Certain Mongolian Investment and Business Laws", State Bar of Texas Asian Pacific Interest Section Newsletter, Fall 2016 edition
  • Editor, Barnstable County Bar Association’s Barrister Newsletter, 2006-2008
  • “Ethics, Money and the Law”, Barrister, Holidays 2009 edition
  • “OCABR’s Holiday Gift: Temporary Reprieve from Security and Encryption Compliance Deadline”, Barrister, Holidays 2008 edition
  • “Land of the Free?”, Barrister, Spring 2008 edition
  • “Law Firm Retirement Payouts and Buyouts: Where Common Sense Business and Professional Ethics Clash”, Barrister, Holidays 2007 edition
  • “Continuing Inequities in Judicial Compensation”, Parts 1 and 2, Barrister, Winter 2007 and Spring 2007 edition
  • "Federal Law and Trump's 'Mexican Judge' Comments", Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Opinion, August 1, 2016, p.39 (with Caroline Schmittdiel, Esq.)
  • “Buyer Beware…of the Non-Signing Broker?”, Barrister, Fall 2006 edition
  • Brief Notes on Illogical Laws”, Barrister, Winter 2006 edition
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund v. Smith, 458 Mass. 561 (2010)
  • Querner v. Rindfuss, 966 S.W.2d 661 (Tex. App.- San Antonio 1998, pet. rev. denied)
Transactions:
  • Thrive Networks, Inc., 2006
Bar/Professional Activity:
  • State of Texas, 1984
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1994
  • U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Industry Groups:
  • Accountants
  • Broker-Dealer
  • Business Consulting
  • Investment Banking
  • Law Firms
  • Natural Resources
  • Restaurants
  • Small Businesses
  • Technology

Office location for Daniel P. Neelon

200 Cordwainer Dr
Suite 201
Norwell, MA 02061

Phone: 781-570-8000

Selections

18 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2010, 2014 - 2024

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