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I am a business transactional attorney with significant on the ground business experience in an executive setting with both private and public companies. This has resulted in a unique combination of technical legal skills and hands-on business and finance experience, which enables me to integrate these disciplines into strategies that match client objectives and provide clients with a competitive advantage.My forte is in managing complex commercial transactions and development projects in time-sensitive environments, and in accessing all sectors of the capital markets. While at American Skiing, I was responsible for over $1 billion in U.S. capital markets in financings ranging from as small as $30 million to as large as $350 million, structured the acquisition of SKI, Ltd., and the Steamboat Springs, Heavenly and Canyons resorts, and directly oversaw the development of seven major hotels ranging from 150,000 square feet to 580,000 square feet.I was one of the moving forces behind the successful launch of Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Company, now one of the State's largest property and casualty insurers. I acted as both its counsel and interim CEO in connection with its initial organization and operations, before turning over the helm to its permanent management team. I continued to act as general counsel to the company until his departure to American Skiing Company.I have assisted both public and non-public companies access capital markets since returning to Pierce Atwood, including one of the Northeast's most rapidly growing hospitality developers, one of the world's leading stem cell cloning companies, which I aided in going public and counseled through several rounds of PIPE financing, as well as numerous other companies in need of capital.Specialties: Business law counselor with concentrations in * Resort and Hospitality Industry* Mergers & Acquisitions* Debt and equity Financing at all layers of Capital Markets* Contract general counsel services

Listed skills include Mergers And Acquisitions, Mergers, Management, Commercial Litigation, and 13 others.