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New York, Ny, Us

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

- Day-to-day general counsel to several of the Company’s portfolio (operating) companies, including its merchant processing, factoring and asset based lending, payroll, and web hosting and design businesses- Identify, counsel and advise portfolio (operating) companies on legal and business risks related to business/industry as a whole and to individual transactions, including regulatory and contractual/transaction risks- Negotiated and orchestrated the closing of several large complicated senior and junior loan/credit facilities (with maximum facilities up to $100 million) without the use of outside counsel- Lead counsel for many of the Company’s and its affiliates’ mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity investments, including structuring the investment and preparing and negotiating the investment documents- Primary counsel on the Company’s and its portfolio (operating) companies’ and sales and vendor agreements- Review, draft and negotiate a wide spectrum of complicated commercial contracts, including debt and equity finance, sales, purchase, agency, web hosting/design, payroll, non-disclosure, purchase, lease, operating, license, non-disclosure, master service, contractor, joint venture, employment, separation, reseller and referral agreements- Prepare full array of corporate governance documents, including resolutions, minutes, corporate policies, committee charters, operating agreements, bylaws and charters- Structure and implement several subsidiary/affiliate corporate restructuring/reorganizations, including via mergers, contributions and distributions

Baltimore, Md, Us

Paul’s Place provides over 20 essential services to the residents of an impoverished neighborhood of Baltimore, MD, including daily hot lunch service to several hundred clients, after-school children’s programs, adult vocational training and recovery support services, a nursing clinic, a free clothing market place, and much more

Washington, Dc, Us

-Represented both public and private companies in a wide variety of corporate and securities transactions, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings and debt and equity financing transactions at both the junior and senior levels-Conducted extensive federal and state securities law research and advised clients on reporting obligations under the federal securities laws-Drafted, prepared and coordinated the execution and delivery of Asset Purchase Agreements, Stock Purchase Agreements, Merger Agreements, Underwriting Agreements, Registration Statements, Exchange Act Filings, Private Placement Memoranda, Legal Opinions, Operating Agreements, Commercial Loan Agreements, various forms of Licensing Agreements, Employment Agreements, Consulting Agreements and numerous related transaction and corporate documents-Researched and prepared memoranda on various corporate issues and drafted full array of corporate documents-Performed due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and public offerings

Baltimore, MD-Reviewed all pleadings and motions, conducted extensive research, summarized cases and prepared memoranda for the Judge to use in rendering her judgments-Requested to focus on the more complicated specially-assigned Business and Technology cases while the Judge was occupied with a busy criminal docket-Drafted numerous complex judicial opinions, several of which have been published and presented issues of first impression in Maryland-Organized, prepared and drafted orders for both criminal and civil dockets, including discovery

Alexandria, VA-Conducted research and drafted pleadings for both state and federal courts-Managed all aspects of discovery including preparation of requests, answers, objections and responses-Drafted articles of incorporation, organizational agreements and commercial contracts

Coopersburg, Pa, Us

-Closed orders, negotiated contracts and managed large commercial construction projects-Persuaded architects, engineers, contractors and end-users to either purchase or insist upon products from the premier lighting controls manufacturer by developing long-term relationships-Managed 8 manufacturer representative agencies in 6 states and Las Vegas Market Sales Team -Promoted to supervisor of one of the most premier markets for lighting controls in the country, Las Vegas, in which all contracts were negotiated directly with customers rather than through a local representative-Consistently increased sales by over 20% in assigned markets and awarded Sales Person of the Year

Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude

B.S. In Accountancy, Accounting, With A Minor In Communications

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