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Corporate and acquisition counsel for major companies in the automotive, manufacturing, toy, restaurant, banking, real estate, technology and other industries. Counsel to private equity funds regarding fund formation, structure, securities issues and other matters. Counsel to private equity funds and buy-out companies in numerous acquisitions, restructuring, financing and divesture transactions. Drafting master form commercial documents for Fortune 100 companies and primary outside counsel for large automotive suppliers. Drafting, negotiating and advising clients on large commercial contract matters across a wide range of industries, but particularly the automotive industry. Borrower's counsel on a $2.8 billion financing. Counsel for banks on all corporate, commercial and loan documentation matters. Representation of leading companies in commercial real estate purchase, sale and leasing transactions. Representing majority and minority partners in joint venture and strategic alliance transactions. General counsel to small and medium-sized closely held companies. Counsel to high technology companies on successful private placements and dispositions. REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Chrysler LLC Delphi Corporation Fidelity Bank Huron Capital Partners and related Funds Olga's Kitchen, Inc. Poof-Slinky, Inc. Seligman & Associates Superior Capital Partners and related Funds The Anderson Group LLC and related companies AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS Banking & Financial Services Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity Real Estate Securities PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT Council Member of State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section, Committee Member State Bar committee addressing amendments to the Michigan LLC Act Michigan Hispanic Bar Association, Former Member of the Board of Directors Technology Law and Training Advisory Board Member for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Moderator at the 2009 Annual Business Law Institute Guest Lecturer at Hillsdale College undergraduate entrepreneur's course Privacy Policies Don't Draft Away One of Your Client's Most Valuable Assets, Michigan Business Law Journal EDUCATION University of Michigan, B.A. 1992 University of Michigan Law School, J.D. 1994.
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