Brian concentrates his practice in general business law counseling, commercial lending and transactional matters, including venture capital, private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience in the secured finance area and routinely negotiates credit agreements, participation agreements and intercreditor agreements. In addition, Brian has experience negotiating stock and asset purchase agreements and a variety of other agreements and documents customary in corporate and financial transactions. Brian organizes and forms corporations and partnerships and routinely drafts stockholder, partnership, joint venture and limited liability company agreements, as well as license, outsourcing and distribution agreements. Brian has counseled clients in a variety of industries including the private and public banking, private equity, technology and e-commerce and financial services industries. Partner Tel: 716.853.5100 Fax: 716.853.5199 Practice Areas: Business and Financial Transactions Technology Transfer and Internet Commerce Education: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., Environmental Law Certificate 1998) Siena College (B.A. 1994) Admitted To Practice: State of New York United States District Court, Western District of New York Professional Associations: American Bar Association, Business Law Section Present Activities: Member, Compeer West, Inc., Board of Directors 1999 - Present Firm designee to the Board of Directors of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Inc. |