Charles Ganz is a member of Sutherland's Corporate Practice Group. His practice is focused principally in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities law. In addition, he represents a number of national and multi-national manufacturing, service and technology companies and other clients for whom he conducts a general corporate practice, which includes advice as to sales and supply agreements, employment contracts, licenses and leases.
Charles began his legal career at a major Wall Street law firm, and he is still a member of the New York Bar. He has significant experience in complex stock and asset purchases, sales and mergers, public offerings, private placements, leveraged and management buyouts, going private transactions, proxy contests, and tender offers. His practice also includes institutional, commercial and asset-based lending and project finance transactions. He is also listed as a qualified municipal finance attorney in The Red Book.
Professional Honors and Awards
· Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the area of corporate law (2006-2012)
· Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers® (2004-2011)
· Named among Georgia's "Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend magazine (2004-2009)
Professional and Community Involvement
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, Georgia and New York Bar Associations
· Member, Atlanta Bar Association
· Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta
· Chairman Emeritus, The Japan-America Society of Georgia
· Chairman, American Israel Educational Institute of the Southeast
· Member, British-American Business Group
· Member, Atlanta Venture Forum
· Trustee and Legal Counsel, Southeastern Horticultural Society
· Former Trustee, The Davis Academy, Georgia Federal Tax Conference (President 1983-1985), The Standard Club, The Atlanta Ballet
Publications and Speaking Engagements
· Author, "Code-Secured Transactions and the Federal Aviation Act," Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal, Volume 14, No.1, Page 3 (1981)
· Speaker, 2006 China IT Summit (November 2-3, 2006)
· Speaker at numerous CLE seminars on Securities Law and M&A topics
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturers
News
More than 40 Sutherland Attorneys Recognized as 2011 Georgia Super Lawyers
March 24, 2011
Sutherland Attorneys Named 2010 Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
March 1, 2010
Georgia Trend Recognizes Five Sutherland Attorneys
December 11, 2009
Legal Alerts
Legal Alert: House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on State Taxation and the Role of Congress in Developing Apportionment Standards
May 7, 2010
Legal Alert: Delaware Chancery Court Continues to Hold That a Material Adverse Effect Requires a Significant, Long-Term Change
October 3, 2008
Legal Alert: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals M&A Decision - Indemnification Periods Shorter than Applicable Statute of Limitations May be Subject to Attack
September 16, 2008
Legal Alert: SEC Approves Amendments Simplifying Disclosure Obligations for a Larger Number of Smaller Public Companies
January 16, 2008
Legal Alert: SEC Amends Rules 144 and 145 to Provide Increased Liquidity to Restricted Securityholders
January 14, 2008
Legal Alert: SEC Affirms Interpretation of Shareholder Proposals Rule Relating to the Election of Directors
January 2, 2008
Publications
Significant Trends in Financial Services Litigation
May 2009
Code-Secured Transactions and the Federal Aviation Act
1981 Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal, Volume 14, No.1, Page 3
Events
2006 China IT Summit
November 2-3, 2006