Biography
Shaun Bockert concentrates his practice on business and transactional matters, with a focus on:
- Mergers and Acquisitions—private equity and venture capital investments, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, asset spin-offs, and other strategic and business sale transactions
- Technology Transactions—licensing, research, development, manufacturing, supply, collaboration, procurement, and distribution agreements and other commercial transactions
- Media and Digital Marketing—data collection, processing, and security programs, social media campaigns, content rights and publishing deals, affiliate marketing agreements, publicity rights and endorsements, and other marketing and promotional arrangements
He has experience serving a broad spectrum of clients, including funds and institutional investors, and publicly traded and private companies, as well as entrepreneurs, start-ups, and other emerging businesses.
Before joining Blank Rome, Shaun was a fellow in the intellectual property division of the Philadelphia Law Department.
Outside the Firm
Shaun is co-chair of the Advisory Council of Mural Arts Philadelphia.
Experience
- La Colombe, an independent, high-growth, super premium coffee company that serves consumers across multiple channels, including retail, cafes, foodservice, and direct-to-consumer, in numerous transactions, including (i) a long-term sales and distribution agreement for La Colombe's ready-to-drink coffee and a long-term licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement with a large strategic investor; and (ii) multiple equity investments and the ultimate sale of the company.
- OptimizeRx, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions, in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Medicx Health, a leading healthcare consumer-focused omnichannel marketing and analytics company.
- Next Technik, a global provider of field service management technology solutions, in its sale to Oracle.
- QUODD, a comprehensive market data-on-demand provider for the global financial services industry, in numerous transactions, including its acquisition of Xignite, a leading provider of market data API solutions to brokers, wealth managers, and the tech firms who serve them.
- Phoenix Marketing, one of the world’s top marketing and research consulting organizations, in connection with its merger with MarketCast, a research and analytics firm and portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company, pursuant to which MarketCast acquired 100 percent of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the company.
News & Views
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Kravet in the Sale of Its Business to Dunes Point Capital
Shaun J. Bockert, Lauren B. Knafo, Madeleine D. Rose, Cory G. Jacobs, Jacob M. Brownstein, Shiven G. Shah
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America®
Seth D. Lamden, Barry Abrams, Kevin J. Baum, Matthew A. Homyk, Regina Stango Kelbon, Christopher A. Lewis
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents CodeGreen in the Sale of Its Business to Pinchin Ltd.
Gary R. Goldenberg, Linsey B. Bozzelli, Shaun J. Bockert, Lauren B. Knafo, Madeleine D. Rose, Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America®
Russell T. Wong, Mark I. Rabinowitz, Kevin J. Bruno, Mark R. Haskell, Scott M. Kaplan, Sarah H. Frazier
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Honor
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
Barry Abrams, John A. Adkins, Natalie Alameddine, Rick Antonoff, Samar Aryani-Sabet, D. Morgan Barry
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents PrimaLoft, Inc. in the Sale of Its Business to Compass Diversified
Gary R. Goldenberg, Linsey B. Bozzelli, Brock C. Wittmeyer, Lauren B. Knafo, Nora E. Tidey, Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Balmoral Funds Affiliate in Its Take-Private Acquisition of Trecora Resources
Kipp B. Cohen, Alan H. Lieblich, John A. Meehan, Peter M. Melampy, Cory G. Jacobs, Margaret Anne Hill
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Breakthru Beverage Group in Its Acquisition of Major Brands, Inc.
Malcolm I. Ross, Maria Trainor, Joseph T. Gulant, Margaret Anne Hill, Mary Ann Knoeckel, Alex C. Nisenbaum
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Phoenix Marketing International Holdings in Merger with MarketCast
Gary R. Goldenberg, Shaun J. Bockert, Rachel A. Packer, Jourdan S. Garvey, John A. Meehan, Jennifer J. Daniels
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Mereo Capital Partners in Its Investment in Luna Labs
Louis M. Rappaport, Molly Crane, Rachel A. Packer, Adam R. Seiden, Jake A. Shapiro, Cory G. Jacobs
Recognitions
2023–2025, Ones to Watch, Technology Law, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
Credentials
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- James Madison University, BA, cum laude
- University of Virginia School of Law, JD
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, MA