Michael Logan Email & Phone Number

Albany, New York Metropolitan Area

Rensselaer County, New York

Member of the Board of Trustees of Woodland Hill Montessori School in Rensselaer County, New York.

Albany, New York, United States

Bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel for various financings involving public authorities, municipalities, school districts, and for-profit and not-for-profit corporations in the state of New York. Special agency counsel to industrial development agencies (IDA) and company counsel to developers for economic development projects through industrial development agency straight lease transactions and other state and local incentive programs.

Albany, New York Area

Bond counsel and perform or support the role of issuer's counsel on a variety of industrial development agency and public authority projects. Examples of such industrial development projects include commercial, manufacturing, nonprofit, and recreational projects. Examples of such public authority projects include parking, water and sewer systems, and airport projects. Bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel for general obligation bonds issued by municipalities and school districts.

Albany, New York Area

Composed more than 30 legal memoranda to clients covering federal and state tax and securities lawsDrafted all the required documents for an industrial development revenue bond issuance, including the bond purchase agreement, lease agreement, installment sale agreement, and tax regulatory agreementUtilized Mun-Ease software to prepare more than 75 yield and weighted average maturity calculations Analyzed more than 50 official statements for municipal bond and note issuances and drafted comments for the financial advisors for compliance with federal and state tax and securities lawsCo-authored a 500 page book on federal and state laws impacting board members of public authorities

Drafted multiple legal memoranda on topics ranging from data rights under SBIR contracts to Canadian and Colorado privilege statutes Identified and analyzed the four methods of review utilized by the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, for the more than 300 cases appealing decisions by the Tax Appeals TribunalDrafted a memorandum briefing nine key cases of the 16 overturning Tax Appeals Tribunal decisions Created and presented a 30 minute CLE training covering the topic of Successor Liability in New York and Delaware corporate lawConstructed staggered board resolutions for the annual meeting of a not-for-profit Texas corporationDrafted a Client Alert concerning the topic of cash collateral use by a debtor in bankruptcy

Integrated data from multiple sources in order to prepare the annual Executive Division budgets for the five main subsidiaries and the overall Executive budget for the companyAnalyzed the monthly performance of the Executive Division budgets to prepare the Monthly Variance Report explanationsInvestigated key differences in the Monthly Variance Reports for the 50 divisions of the five main subsidiaries and communicated financial performance to senior management for strategic planning and control purposesCollaborated with division managers to determine implementation plan for Microsoft Office 2007 roll-out and related staff development training, with emphasis on Excel integration

Buffalo, New York

Synthesized 2,000 official complaints into quantifiable data for investigation into a companyAnalyzed and evaluated 130 land contracts to determine practices of a real estate companyDrafted affidavits and edited legal documents subsequently filed with the Erie County Clerk's Office

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL, Plantation, FloridaTeacher, World Geography (Honors & AVID Team), 2006 – 2008Coach, Boys’ Basketball and Volleyball, 2006 – 2008 Utilized multiple methods of instruction to convey information to a diverse audienceAnalyzed data from common formative assessments and developed strategies to increase student achievementImplemented data-driven strategies and increased student performance in consecutive years based on key indicatorsEstablished a year-long basketball and volleyball program, that included after-school tutoring and strength training GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL, Miramar, FloridaTeacher, World History (Gifted Education Team), 2004 – 2006Coach, Boys’ Basketball and Volleyball, 2004 – 2006Increased team success by developing projects that utilized each member’s strengthsCreated the school-wide curriculum for world history based on national academic standardsTargeted student achievement through the development of instruction according to state benchmarksDeveloped the basketball and volleyball programs for a brand new schoolSocial Studies Teacher of the Year, Glades Middle School, 2006

Williamsville, New York

AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, Williamsville, NYAssistant to Financial Advisor, 2001 - 2003Compiled summaries of computer-generated financial analyses for preparation of presentations for $250K+ clientsCommunicated with over 150 clients to obtain information required for proper financial analysis of securities and insurance products

Juris Doctor, Order Of The Coif, Magna Cum Laude, Financial Transactions Program

Activities and Societies: •Buffalo Law Review: Articles Editor, 2011-2012; Associate, 2010-2011 •The University at Buffalo’s New York City.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), With Distinction, Finance Concentration

Activities and Societies: •2012 UB MBA China Trip – 2 weeks in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong •Corporate Finance.

Master Of Science, Secondary Education

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Pi, International Honors Society in Education, 2003

Bachelor Of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, History

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta, National Honors Society in History, 2002