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Howell J. Reeves

Howell J. Reeves

Of Counsel
 
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103-7396
(Philadelphia Co.)

Telephone: 215.979.1926
Fax: 215.405.3834
http://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/howelljreeves.html



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Practice AreasSecurities Law; Corporate Law
 
EducationVanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1969; Member, Vanderbilt Law Review; Member, Editorial Board, Tennessee Law Review, Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1963
 
Admitted1969, District of Columbia; 1984, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court
 
MembershipsAmerican Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Texas Bar Association; Philadelphia Bar Association; International Association of Gaming Advisors.

 
BornNashville, Tennessee, July 13, 1941
 
Biography

Howell J. Reeves practices in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis on federal and state securities laws, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, proxy solicitations, tender offers, and compliance matters relating to periodic reporting and other disclosure requirements, insider trading, national stock exchange and NASD requirements and antifraud provisions. For more than 30 years, Mr. Reeves has devoted a substantial amount of his time to the representation of entities engaged in the ownership and operation of resort hotel/casinos, including large publicly owned gaming companies. Mr. Reeves' current clients include; Eldorado Resorts, LLC; Eldorado Casino Shreveport Joint Venture; Circus and Eldorado Joint Venture; Silver Legacy Resort Casino Newport Global Advisors LP; NGA HoldCo, LLP; and Quaker Chemical Corporation.

Mr. Reeves is a 1969 graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law, where he was a member of the Vanderbilt Law Review, and a graduate of Vanderbilt University.

Areas of Practice

· Securities Law

· Corporate Law

Professional Activities

· American Bar Association

· Pennsylvania Bar Association

· District of Columbia Bar Association

· Texas Bar Association

· Philadelphia Bar Association

· International Association of Gaming Advisors

Experience

· Duane Morris LLP
- Of Counsel, 2009-present

· WolfBlock LLP
- Partner, 1995-2009

· Fox Rothschild
- Partner, 1984-1995

· Jones, Jones Bell Close & Brown
- Partner, 1980-1984

· Gardere Wynne
- Partner, 1977-1980

· Arent Fox, 1969-1977

Honors and Awards

· Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Gaming)

Selected Publications

· Co-author, "SEC Proposes Significant Proxy Rule Changes to Provide Shareholder Access to the Director Nomination Process," Duane Morris Alert, June 19, 2009

 
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SEC Proposes Significant Proxy Rule Changes to Provide Shareholder Access to the Director Nomination Process
Laurence S. Lese, Howell J. Reeves, David J. Kaufman, Heather N. King, July 1, 2009
On June 10, 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued Release No. 33-9046 (the "Release") proposing significant changes to its proxy rules that would grant certain shareholders the ability to have their own director nominees included in a company's...


 

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