Frank Macerato Email & Phone Number

Reading, Pa

Leads the firm’s outside general counsel service, S&L GC SolutionsTM. In this capacity, Frank works with a select number of clients providing on-site legal counsel services on a part-time basis.

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Allentown

Managed all legal, board and compliance matters for Lehigh Gas Partners LP, our affiliate, which is an NYSE-listed, wholesale fuel distributor/real estate master limited partnership (MLP) that completed its IPO in late 2012. • Oversaw all legal matters for the MLP and affiliated non-public entities. • Was responsible for developing and implementing policies and processes to mitigate legal risk. • Managed the legal department, which included four attorneys, director of board relations and two paralegals.• Managed and negotiated key transactions including acquisitions, financial transactions and commercial agreements and leases as well as handled all securities, governance and executive compensation matters.• Member of the executive leadership team and chair of the disclosure committee; Secretary to the Board and all Board committees.• Provided legal/business advice to executive management on issues relating to corporate governance, executive compensation and securities matters. • Oversee litigation, environmental, employment and labor matters.

Greater New York City Area

Negotiated complex commercial agreements, managed corporate transactions and provided legal/business advice to Business Development (M&A), Finance, Information Technology, Treasury, Tax, HR and Employee Benefits departments. Chaired Privacy Council and served on the Disclosure Committee.

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Directed world-wide legal matters and developed and implemented policies and procedures to mitigate legal risk. Started and managed a five-person legal department. Provided legal/business advice to executive management. Chaired the Disclosure Committee and was secretary for all Board Committees.

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

Practice areas included public and private mergers and acquisitions, real estate acquisitions and leases, public/private securities offerings, and general corporate matters.• Provided particular expertise in manufacturing/sales/distributor agreements, public/syndicated debt financing, preferred instruments, licensing and naming rights agreements. • Supported manufacturing, banking and health care clients.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Practice areas included corporate acquisitions and mergers, real estate acquisitions and leases, real estate/asset based financing and general corporate/tax law.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Managed a 120-person unionized manufacturing center which produced ultra-high purity gas distribution equipment for the electronics industry. Responsible for the manufacturing, engineering, design, materials management, production planning, customer service and management information systems departments. Significantly increased plant efficiency/capacity. Participated in union negotiations.

Jd, Law

Night Program

Mba, Management

B.S., Chemical Engineering