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Areas of Emphasis
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Securities
- Biotechnology
- Business Planning and Operations
Distinctions
- AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law
- Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A
- General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development, NSA International, Inc., 1990-92
- Chair, Tennessee Governor's Board of Economic Growth, 2000-03
- Board of Directors, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation
- Past-Chair, Tennessee Governor's Task Force on Biotechnology
- Past-Chair, Lifeblood Biological Services, LLC
- Past-Chair, Lifeblood of Memphis
- Board of Directors, Tennessee Biotechnology Association
Education & Honors
- University of Memphis, J.D., 1982
- University of Tennessee, B.S., Commercial and Financial Management, 1979
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Associations
- American Bar Association
- Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section
- California Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Intellectual Property Association
- Memphis Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- California, 1983
- Tennessee, 1982
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Legal Experience
- Represent enterprises in connection with ongoing governance, organizational and business planning activities and merger and acquisition transactions.
- Counsel companies and research institutions in connection with domestic and international technology acquisition, licensing, intellectual property protection and technology commercialization activities.
- Serve as Outside General Counsel to a number of biotechnology and technology companies.
- Formerly General Counsel to a multinational publicly held corporation.
- Over 25 years experience acting as company counsel in connection with capital formation activities including private placements, venture capital financings, leveraged transactions and public offerings.
- Regularly work with clients in connection with planning and implementing international product and enterprise expansions and joint ventures.
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