W. Dane Fennell

Area of Emphasis

Dane Fennell is senior counsel in the Corporate & Commercial Group of Babst Calland. Mr. Fennell’s practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, drafting commercial transaction agreements, and general corporate matters.

Mr. Fennell’s background includes managing complex due diligence aspects of small and large acquisitions and contract management projects. For these projects, he works closely with Solvaire Technologies, L.P., an affiliate of Babst Calland, to achieve reliable and cost-effective results.

Background

Mr. Fennell graduated from Saint Vincent College in 2009 with a B.A. in History and a minor in Political Science. He earned his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law, graduating in 2012. While in law school, he interned for the Zoning Board of Adjustment for the City of Pittsburgh. Mr. Fennell also worked as a researcher and analyst for the Academic Affairs Office at Duquesne University.

Memberships and Affiliations

Mr. Fennell is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Publications/Presentations

• Co-Author, “Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI Reporting Requirements,” The PIOGA Press, March 2025.
• Co-Author, “Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI Reporting Requirements,” Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 40 Stories, March 7, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI Reporting Requirements,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, March 5, 2025.
• Co-Author, “BOI is Back: Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Reinstated,” Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 40 Stories, February 24, 2025.
• Co-Author, “BOI is Back: Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Reinstated,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, February 21, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Key Legal Developments on Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act,” PIOGA eWeekly, January 17, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Key Legal Developments on Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, January 14, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Uncertainty Over CTA Reporting Requirements as DOJ Appeals Nationwide Injunction,” Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 40 Stories, December 20, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Uncertainty Over CTA Reporting Requirements as DOJ Appeals Nationwide Injunction,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, December 20, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Court Blocks Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act Nationwide,” The PIOGA Press, December 2024.
• Co-Author, “Court Blocks Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Nationwide,” Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 40 Stories, December 9, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Court Blocks Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act Nationwide,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, December 5, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Navigate the Current Uncertainty on FinCEN Matters,” The PIOGA Press, October 16, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Navigate the Current Uncertainty on FinCEN Matters,” Pittsburgh Technology Council’s TEQ Hub, October 7, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Navigate the Current Uncertainty on FinCEN Matters,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, September 9, 2024.
• Co-Author, “MindShare: Navigate the Current Uncertainty on FinCEN Matters,” Pittsburgh Technology Council’s TEQ Hub, July 18, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Navigate the Current Uncertainty on FinCEN Matters,” Babst Calland Firm Alert, May 22, 2024.
• Author, “Why AI Isn’t Going to Replace Your Lawyer…Yet,” TEQ magazine, June 14, 2023.
• Burroughs, Adam (interviewed by author), “Why AI Isn’t Going to Replace Your Lawyer … Yet,” Smart Business, March 2023.
• Ostrowski, Sue (interviewed by author), “How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Mergers and Acquisitions Process,” Smart Business, December 2021.
• Co-Presenter, “The Rise of Legal Tech and Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) – Trends, Uses and Lessons Learned,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Webinar, April 8, 2021.