Len LaPorta and Jane Kimball Warren

Len LaPorta is a managing director of The DAK Group, an investment bank specializing in middle-market, privately held companies. Len has significant experience in cross-border M&A transactions between USA & Europe, advises business owners on sell-side and buy-side transactions, capital advisory, and valuations. Len is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and a member of the non-woven Technical Advisory Board for INDA. Reach him at llaporta@dakgroup.com.

Jane Warren, a partner in the Hartford office of McCarter & English, LLP, has 30+ years as an environmental attorney, advising clients in transactions on how best to minimize environmental liabilities. She is a preeminent member of several government-appointed task forces created to promulgate new environmental laws and regulations, a former chair of the Connecticut Environmental Bar Association, and the immediate past co-chair of the Connecticut Society for Women Environmental Professionals. Reach her at jwarren@mccarter.com.