Mr. Ferretti's primary areas of practice are corporate, mergers and acquisitions, public finance and health care law.
Representative Experience
· Drafting transactional documents in stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions
· Due diligence investigations in mergers, acquisitions and other transactions
· Participation in tax-exempt and taxable governmental financings
· Developing financings for various types of public and private projects and facilities
· General corporate work for for-profit and nonprofit clients
· Drafting and negotiating all types of contracts and agreements
· Advising health care clients on contractual matters and health care laws and regulations
· Drafting contracts and advising clients in state-related economic development transactions
· Experience in operation of nonprofit foundations - served for several years as associate director of nonprofit educational foundation with assets now exceeding $275 million
Firm Management
· Mr. Ferretti is the Firm's Member in Charge of Lawyer Administration and a member of the Firm's Management Committee
Admissions
· West Virginia State Bar, Member, Corporations, Banking & Business Law Committee
Affiliations
· National Association of Bond Lawyers
· American Bar Association, Member, Business Law and Health Law Sections
· American Health Lawyers Association
Awards and Distinctions
· Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law
· Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC was ranked by The Bond Buyer as the top-ranked bond counsel firm in West Virginia in 2003 (based on issues maturing in 13 months or more)
Other
· University of Virginia Law School Alumni Council - former Chair, Communications and Publications Committee; Member, Government Relations Committee; Member, Development Committee
· University of Charleston Board of Trustees - former Chair, Advancement Committee
· Sunrise Museum Board of Trustees, former member