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Areas of Practice Emphasis
Corporate
Securities
Corporate Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Corporate Governance
Emerging Business
Representative Clients
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
American Dealer Enterprise Group, LLC
Clear!Blue Holdings
Continental Capital Realty
H.E.L.P. Financial Corporation
HMA Capital Partners
Huron Valley Physicians Association
Longstock, LLC
MRM Incorporated
V.I.O., Inc.
Prominent Assignments
Counsel to various issuers in connection with their initial and secondary public offerings
Counsel to numerous issuers in connection with their domestic and offshore private equity and debt placements
Counsel to various publicly-traded and closely-held parties in connection with their mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, divestitures, spinoffs, and recapitalizations
Counsel to multiple borrowers in connection with their senior debt, mezzanine debt, venture capital, and MESBIC financings
Counsel to several management groups in connection with their leveraged buyout transactions
Counsel to borrowers in connection with their asset securitization, sale-leaseback, and off-balance sheet equipment leasing transactions
Counsel to numerous corporate and partnership clients in a general counsel capacity, including corporate governance, employment, licensing, commercial contracting, antitrust, and regulatory matters
Counsel to various parties in connection with their domestic and international joint ventures and strategic alliances
Counsel to registered broker-dealers and investment advisors and sponsors of private equity funds, derivative securities, and foreign currency option products
Education
LL.M. in Securities Regulation, Georgetown University Law Center, 1990
J.D. (Law Review), John Marshall Law School, 1983
M.S.A. in Accountancy (with honors), DePaul University, 1979
B.A. (with honors), DePaul University, 1977
Admitted to Practice
Colorado, 1983
District of Columbia, 1988
Michigan, 1990
Professional and Community Involvement
Member, Michigan, Colorado, and District of Columbia Bar Associations
Member, Association for Corporate Growth
Adjunct Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School, 1992-2000
Publications and Presentations
Author, "Raising Private Capital for Early Stage Businesses: Online Offerings, Angel Networks and Matching Services," Washtenaw County Legal News, August 11, 2005
Author, "Validity Challenges to SEC Rule 14e-3," The John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 23:3, 1990
Author, "Expanding Antifraud Protection: The Pledge of Stock under Sections 17(a) and 10(b) of the Securities Acts," The John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 15:2, 1982
Author of articles for OTC Stock Journal, Corporate Detroit, and The Entrepreneur Network, 1991-1997
Featured speaker, several local network and syndicated business television programs
Panelist/moderator, various emerging business roundtables, ICLE and other commercial seminars
Events and Seminars
Attorneys Address Legal Essentials for Emerging Businesses at Entrepreneur's Network Breakfast
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