Corporate investment attorney Shant H. Chalian has joined Day Pitney as counsel in the firm’s investment management and private funds practice in Stamford, moving to the firm following eight years as a partner at Robinson & Cole.

Chalian’s practice focuses on fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and securities, with clients including private equity and hedge funds, corporations and investment groups. He covers a range of funds with an emphasis on those exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act. He also advises clients in the acquisition and financing of private and public companies, working with companies on seed, venture and other early- to late-stage financings.