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Ms. Gruber's practice includes corporate governance and securities law; private and public securities offerings; mergers and acquisitions; and private equity and venture financing. Ms. Gruber has represented issuers, investors, underwriters and venture capital and private equity companies in transactions ranging in size from $500,000 to in excess of $1,000,000,000 in value.
Ms. Gruber's international work includes transactions with parties in the Peoples Republic of China, Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany. She is a frequent speaker in capital raising techniques and securities matters.
Seminars and Speeches
10/12/2006 Perspectives of Private Equity vs. Strategic Buyer and Insights on Emerging Legal Trends in M&A panel with a focus on biotechnology trends, Fifth Annual Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar, (Chicago, IL)
5/24/2006 Private Companies - Trends in Financing - M&A and other Liquidity and Exit Strategies, (Chicago, IL)
4/8/2006 Hot Topics in BioEthics, BIO Institute, (Chicago, IL)
3/2/2006 Different Strokes for Different Folks: Building and Maintaining the Right Brand and Board for a Company's Unique Situation from "Start Up" to "Running Down", Spring Mini Conference of Women Corporate Directors, (Chicago, IL)
11/16/2005 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Doing Business in China Seminar, (Chicago, IL)
10/11/2005 Management Incentives, Fourth Annual Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar, (Chicago, IL)
1/18/2005 Corporate Issues Update, Corporate Governance Update - What's New in the Aftermath of Sarbanes-Oxley?, (Chicago, IL)
10/7/2004 Fairness Opinions, Mergers and Acquisitions Seminar, (Chicago, IL)
10/6/2004 Fairness Opinions, Mergers and Acquisitions Seminar, (Grand Rapids, MI)
Publications
Balancing Publication of Genomic Data Against Governmental Needs in Combating Bioterrorism, Conference on Terrorism: Its Impact on the Law, Commerce, and Human Rights, Salzburg, Austria
Civic and Cultural Involvements
Board of Trustees, Pacific Forest Trust
Board of Advisors, Center for Biotechnology, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
Awards
Named 2007 Super Lawyer by Law & Politics and Chicago Magazine in Securities & Corporate Finance category
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2007.
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