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'''Dan Offner''' is a venture attorney who was on the [[StarCitizen:Board of Directors]] of [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.|Cloud Imperium Games]], as the board nominee of Clive Calder and Keith Calder of [[StarCitizen:Snoot Entertainment]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181221150300/https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/20/star-citizen-interview-why-chris-roberts-raised-another-46-million-to-finish-sci-fi-universe/view-all/ Star Citizen interview — Why Chris Roberts raised another $46 million to finish sci-fi universe], VentureBeat, December 20, 2018, archived</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/16912-Letter-From-The-Chairman|text=Letter from the Chairman|accessdate=2018-12-20}}</ref>

He was replaced by [[StarCitizen:Marc Nitsche]] on June 27 2019.<ref>[https://cloudimperiumgames.com/blog/latest-announcements/cloud-imperium-board-of-director-updates Cloud Imperium Board of Director Updates], Jun 27, 2019</ref>

== Other Works ==
In the 1990 he began handling the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''’ [[StarCitizen::Category:Video games|video game]] and digital comic book publishing deals. In the video game space, he has represented developers, publishers, platforms, and technology and service providers, including THQ, Ubisoft, Konami, sciEidos, Sony Computer Entertainment, Warner Music, Gameloft, Emergent Game Technologies and, Trion, as well as private equity firms and other investors.

From 1995 to 2012, Dan closed major transactions for clients, such as Ubisoft’s acquisition of Redstorm (the Tom Clancy games) and The Learning Company Entertainment Assets, which included ''Myst'' and ''Prince of Persia'', Trion’s deal with the SciFi Channel for a game that was both a TV show and a [[StarCitizen:MMO|massively multiplayer online]] game, and the purchase of Harmonix by the private equity group Columbus Nova. Following the merger of Offner & Anderson with Nixon Peabody, Dan took up the position of capital partner and Deputy Practice Group Leader of Nixon Peabody’s Venture Practice Group, and then Practice Group Leader of its IP Transactions Group.<ref name=":1">[https://www.crunchbase.com/person/dan-offner Dan Offner], crunchbase.com</ref>

In 2010, he was recruited by Loeb & Loeb LLP to head Loeb’s interactive entertainment practice. Dan left the partnership at Loeb in 2012 to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams and goals. Shortly after leaving Loeb at the end of 2012, Dan began working with Oculus VR, Inc. in early 2013. Dan joined Oculus as an early stage investor through his angel investing vehicle, Blue Heron Ventures, and also served as Oculus’ general counsel prior to launch of DK1 through the closing of the sale to Facebook. As Oculus’ GC, Dan handled all legal and business matters for Oculus, reporting to the CEO, COO and Board of Directors, and closed Oculus’ Series A in 2013, Series B in 2014, and then its $2.4 Billion sale to Facebook in 2014.<ref name=":1" />

In 2015 Dan started O&A, P.C., a venture law firm in Los Angeles, while also founding StartupProgram where he developed software and educational tools that automate the startup formation process for entrepreneurs. Dan is also an angel investor in numerous startups and a LP in various funds through Blue Heron Ventures, his family’s investment vehicle. Most recently, Dan has been working closely with entrepreneurs in the crypto gaming, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology areas.<ref name=":0">[https://www.michaelbest.com/People/Dan-Offner Dan Offner], michaelbest.com</ref><ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/danoffner/ Dan Offner], linkedin</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Board members]]

StarCitizen:Dan Offner - Revision history

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