KEITH REED, A FOUNDER AND SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL OF REED POPE LAW CORPORATION, is a Lawyer, licensed to practice in British Columbia who provides his services through R. Keith Reed Law Corporation, a shareholder of the firm. He leads the firm's Business Law department. He focuses on the real - the tangible - interests of his clients so that legal requirements are met and that legal services support but do not drive their businesses. His practice areas include the financing of start-up and developing companies; assisting angel, venture capital and private investors; and establishing and maintaining investment funds, limited partnerships, mutual fund trusts, REITs, MICs and Limited Partnerships. Capital raising transactions while focused on Canada include in and out bound investment and business formation transactions. He is experienced in private placement, prospectus exempt, capital raising and regulatory compliance under applicable securities laws. He also assists clients in business and enterprise formation, organization, development and transformation (including acquisitions, divestitures, amalgamations, mergers and reorganizations); commercial real estate transactions; and commercial and mortgage financing. He has broad experience in assisting start-ups and emerging companies, and with the legal issues surrounding technology commercialization.He brings to his practice experience and understanding of the issues facing the business community gained while serving as the CEO or COO of a number of real estate development, tourism development, and construction material supply companies, and while serving on the boards of software developers, application service providers and other start-up companies, and through his involvement in civic, charitable, community, cultural, educational, and professional organizations.