Attorney Profiles

Joseph H. Jacovini 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
phone (215) 575-7090
fax (215) 575-7200
email Email Me

Areas of Focus:

Banking and Financial Services Group. Mr. Jacovini is Chairman of the firm, where he has practiced law since 1965. He is also former Chairman of the firm's Corporate Department.

He has more than 35 years of corporate and securities experience in all aspects of corporate finance and obligations of public companies under the securities laws. He advises public companies on their SEC reporting obligations; engages in strategic planning for public and private financings, tender offers, proxy and other control contests, and mergers and acquisitions; consults on corporate governance issues; counsels companies enmeshed in domestic and international securities litigation; has chaired the audit committee of a public company and advises on financial and accounting issues; advises banks on financings and securitizations; and structures corporate reorganizations.

Education:
Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965
LL.B.


Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1967
M.A.


College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1962
A.B.


Professional Activities:
American Heart Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
President


Audit Committee, 2000 - 2003
Chair


La France Corporation
Director


Solid State Equipment Corporation
Director


Corcell Inc
Director


Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Director


Pennsylvania State Education Delegation to People's Republic of China, 1989 - Present
Chairman


City of Philadelphia Delegation to Republic of Argentina, 1988 - Present
Representative


City Delegation To Tianjin, 1979 - Present
Member


People's Republic of China, 1979 - Present
Member


Manugistics Group, Inc., 2000 - 2003
Chair, Audit Committee


Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1965
Presentations:
Visiting Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School, 1980


Honors and Awards:
Mr. Jacovini is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest peer review rating provided by the national legal directory.


Designated a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer", 2004 - 2008


Recipient, Judge Learned Hand Award by the American Jewish Committee, 2007


Recipient, American Heart Association's Heart of Philadelphia Award, 2006



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