Michael Chernoff

MDB Capital Appoints Michael Chernoff CIPO

MDB Capital Group appointed Michael Chernoff as chief Intellectual Property officer (CIPO). In his new role, Chernoff will oversee all patent portfolio development for MDB IP Development Services (IPDS) division clients. Chernoff brings over 20 years of experience in the field of intellectual property to his role at MDB. Prior to leading the patent team at Accenture, he served as an associate patent counsel for a large telecommunications company and also as an Associate at a boutique IP law firm.

Hunter Wise’s McClory, Dunkerley and Trobe Join Burnham Securities’ New SoCal Office

Dan McClory, Hugh Dunkerley and Julian Trobe have left Hunter Wise Financial Group to join Burnham Securities and open the firm’s new office in Irvine, Calif. McClory and Dunkerley are managing directors, and Trobe is a vice president in the equity capital markets group at Burnham. McClory was Head of Equity Capital Markets at Hunter Wise for ten years. His equity capital markets teams have ranked among the top ten agents in the equity private placement market, and have completed transactions for clients listed on the London Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, NYSE, Toronto Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Irish Stock Exchange and OTC Markets. Dunkerley was a Hunter Wise director for nine years.

Growth Capital Executive Moves

Maxim Group Hires Eric Cheng, John Shaw and John Fletcher
Maxim Group announced Eric Cheng is joining the firm as senior managing director and head of Healthcare Investment Banking. Maxim also announced John Shaw III has joined as a managing director. Prior to joining Maxim, Shaw was a senior officer in equity capital markets at Deutsche Bank from 2007-2012, where he was responsible for managing the bank’s special purpose acquisition company practice globally. The investment bank also announced John Fletcher has joined as a managing director. Prior to joining Maxim, Fletcher spent more than 17 years at Brean Capital, most recently as a managing director and co-head of Investment Banking with a focus on oil and gas companies.