Biography

C. Dana Waterman III graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover MA and Dartmouth College, Hanover NH with an A.B. in history, and from the University of Iowa College of Law.  He joined Lane & Waterman in 1971 and served as its Managing Partner from 2001 to 2016, the fourth generation of the Waterman family to lead the firm. In 2017, he transitioned to an Of Counsel role, where he continues to advise business organizations and individuals on matters related to organization, operations, governance, financing, transactions, and risk and compliance issues, as well as personal wealth planning. Dana also serves as Secretary and General Counsel of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated.  He continues to be active in community service organizations, having served as board chair of the Quad Cities Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Putnam Museum and Science Center and the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce (and predecessor organizations). He presently serves as a board member of the Adler Theater Foundation, Augustana College, Genesis Health System (currently vice chair), and immediate past president of the Iowa Law School Foundation and the Quad Cities Chamber Foundation.  He also serves on the board of directors of several privately-held companies, as a co-trustee of The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation and as a founding co-trustor of the Quad Cities Cultural Trust. In 2015 he was inducted into the Quad-Cities Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of the Heartland, and in December 2016, he was appointed Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Iowa (East).

Practice Areas

• Corporate
• Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Outside General Counsel
• Securities
• Securities Exchange Compliance