Mr. Shapiro's primary areas of practice are corporate law, business law, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law.
Representative Experience
· Management of complex acquisitions, including those in regulated industries such as banking and health care
· Preparation and negotiation of acquisition agreements and related contracts
· Preparation of SEC filings related to mergers of registered companies in the banking industry
· Preparation of private offering memoranda
· Advice regarding exemptions from federal and state securities registration
· Organization of business and nonprofit corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies
· Advice regarding governance issues in corporations and other entities
· Advice to Boards of Directors regarding decision making in acquisition and other contexts
· Preparation and negotiation of commercial loan documentation
· Representation of banks and borrowers in commercial loan transactions
Awards and Distinctions
· Phi Beta Kappa
· Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV (Highest)
· The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law
Affiliations
· American Bar Association, Member, Negotiated Acquisitions Committee of the ABA Business Law Section; Member, Editorial Committee for the American Bar Association Model Asset Acquisition Agreement Task Force
Other
· CAMC Foundation, Inc., Former Trustee and Appropriations Committee Chair
· Sunrise Museum, Inc., Former Trustee and Finance Committee Chair
· West Virginia Health Right, Inc., Director
· Mid-Atlantic Council of the Union for Reform Judaism, President
· Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement, Member, Steering Committee
· Speaker, West Virginia State Bar - Continuing Legal Education Seminar "Accounting for Lawyers," 1992, Topic: "Lawyer's Responses to Audit Inquiries"
· Speaker, West Virginia State Bar - Continuing Legal Education - 8th Commercial Law Institute, 1995, Topic: "Problems and Pitfalls of LLCs"
· Speaker, American Bar Association Teleconference Seminar, 1997, Topic: "Letters of Intent"
· Speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1999, "Using Letters of Intent in Business Acquisitions"
· Speaker, West Virginia State Bar - Continuing Legal Education Seminar - 11th Commercial Law Institute, 2002, Topic: "An Overview of the New West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act"