Donald P. Hateley, Esq., CPA, is a California licensed attorney, certified public accountant and real estate broker, with offices in Santa Monica and Newport Beach, California. Mr. Hateley’s practice is transactional in nature focusing on providing advice to public and private companies and their senior management in the areas of securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, taxation and corporate governance, including Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Mr. Hateley’s practice includes arranging and documenting public and private equity and debt financings, due diligence and joint ventures. Mr. Hateley was a co-founder and shareholder of WiTel Corp., a public company focused on providing wireless services, retail phones and accessories to clients utilizing “Wi-Fi” for low-cost calling worldwide. Mr. Hateley also is a co-founder and majority shareholder of Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc., a publicly-held theatrical film and television development and production company. Mr. Hateley is admitted to all state and federal courts in California as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court and the U.S Supreme Court. In 1993, Mr. Hateley successfully argued and won a precedent case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals relating to the SEC’s abuse of its discretion in fining his investment banking firm. Hateley v. Securities and Exchange Commission, 8 F.3d 653 (1993). Mr. Hateley earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business Administration (Accounting) from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and Southwestern Law School.
