Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Dave High's practice includes business law for public and private companies, including general corporate law, contracts, corporate finance, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities, joint ventures, and corporate compliance programs.

Dave is the former vice president and general counsel of DQE, a publicly traded multi-utility delivery and services company (now Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. – NYSE: DQE). He also served as vice president and general counsel of DQE's electric utility subsidiary, Duquesne Light Company. Dave had primary responsibility for DLC's generation "swap" with FirstEnergy (interests in nuclear plants for interests in coal-fired plants) and DLC's subsequent $1.7 billion auction sale of all of its electric generation facilities to Orion Power Holdings (now Reliant Energy).

Prior to joining DQE, Dave was a partner in the corporate/business department of a large Pittsburgh-based law firm, where he focused on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and securities. He began his career as an attorney in United States Steel Corporation's law department.

Dave has significant experience in acquisition and divestiture transactions and most recently has been representing a public company in its strategic disposition of certain manufacturing businesses, including one with international operations and one through an auction sale. He also has years of experience representing large institutional and other lenders, and borrowers, in commercial and venture capital lending transactions and has advised public and private companies on securities laws compliance matters throughout his career.

Areas of Practice

• Private Equity
• Banking & Finance
• Lending
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Representative Cases

• Acquisition of ConAgra Trade
• Merger with F.N.B. Corporation
• Sale of Monofrax

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Commercial Banks, Commercial Leasing, Corporate Governance, Credit Unions, Debtor/Creditor, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, International Banking, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Loan Workouts, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Public Finance, Reorganizations, Savings & Thrifts, Shareholders' Rights, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Education

• Duquesne University

Address

500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514

Phones

1.412.394.7934 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.412.394.7959 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

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