Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that David Cline has joined the firm’s Denver office as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services and Capital Markets industry group and a member of its Private Equity and Investment Management teams. Cline joins Husch Blackwell from Michael Best, where he was a partner in that firm’s Corporate group.

Cline is an experienced dealmaker who focuses his practice on venture capital transactions and venture companies. He works with investment funds during all stages of their lifecycle, structuring funds and their organizations, and negotiating documentation surrounding traditional and bespoke fund strategies in a variety of asset classes and industries.

Cline frequently counsels fund sponsors, family offices, and other investment managers in connection with fund and sponsor formation, and he offers full service solutions for funds on raising and deploying capital in most major asset classes, including private equity and venture capital.

“Husch Blackwell has an ideal mix of expertise, scale, and a robust fund group that my clients will greatly benefit from,” Cline said. “I’m eager for the next chapter of my career at a national law firm with an outstanding reputation and culture.”