Kenneth (Kent) F. Antley
is a Lawyer in Atlanta, GA
Areas of Law
 - ......................... 30%Securities
- ......................... 25%Commercial Law
- ......................... 25%Mergers
- ......................... 20%Corporate Law
Other Areas Of LawAcquisitions and Divestitures
Overall Peer Rating
5 out of 5
- Meets Very High Criteria of General Ethical Standards
Experience & Credentials
| Admission Details | 1978, Georgia; 1985, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. Circuit Court, Eleventh Circuit | | Education | J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1978
Notes Editor, Contemporary Law Journal
M.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 1971
A.B., cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Davidson College, 1969
University of London, University College
Fulbright-Hays Scholar | | Birth Information | Charlotte, North Carolina | | Associations & Memberships | American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia State Bar
North Carolina Bar Association | | Speaking Engagements | "Nuts & Bolts of Ancillary Documents," Mergers & Acquisitions, October 2005
"Conversion, Antidilution, and Redemption Features of Stock and Warrants," Venture Capital Financing, October 2004
"Shareholders Agreements," Venture Capital Transactions, March 2002
"Corporate Governance Provision & Shareholders Agreements," Venture Capital Financing, April 2001
"Ethical Considerations in Loan Transactions," Secured Lending, November 1996
"Negotiating Loan Document- Professionalism Concerns," Secured Lending, September 1994 | | Publications | Georgia Justice Project, Lawyer to Lawyer Campaign
MIT Enterprise Forum - Advisory Board
Tech High Foundation - Board Member
Technology Association of Georgia - Board Member
TAG Education Collaborative - Chairman
Troop 77 - Troop Leadership Committee
Wireless Technology Forum | | Additional Bio Details | Kent Antley was born and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated cum laude from Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, with an A.B. degree in philosophy in 1969. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for several years where he did graduate work in philosophy, obtaining an M.A. degree. Mr. Antley also was awarded a Fulbright-Hays fellowship for study at University College, University of London, London, England. Mr. Antley received his legal education at Duke University, from which he graduated in 1978.
Mr. Antley began his legal career at a large Atlanta law firm, and then served as law clerk to the Honorable R. Lanier Anderson, III, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit for two years. After serving as Judge Anderson's law clerk, he was an Assistant Professor of Law at the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia. There he taught Constitutional Law, Uniform Commercial Code and Appellate Practice.
Mr. Antley is a member of the Corporate, Commercial and Technology Practice Groups at Miller & Martin PLLC, where he represents many mid-market companies, both high technology companies and "low tech" companies, and is familiar with the problems and financial needs typically faced by such companies. His broad experience with such companies includes company structure and formation, mergers and acquisitions, angel and venture capital investment, distribution agreements, technology licenses, strategic partnerships, bank loans, shareholder agreements, confidentiality agreements and employment agreements. Mr. Antley also has extensive experience in these areas in international transactions.
Mr. Antley was instrumental in founding, and is a director of, the Technology Association of Georgia and is Chairman of the TAG Education Collaborative. He is also a board member of Tech High, an innovative charter school located in Atlanta, a member of the MIT Enterprise Forum ? Atlanta Advisory Board, the Atlanta Technology Angels and is a former Director of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He has been designated a SuperLawyer by Atlanta Magazine. He is a member of the American, Georgia, North Carolina and Atlanta Bar Associations, and is a member of the Business Section of the American Bar Association. |
Office Information
Kenneth (Kent) F. Antley
1170 Peachtree St. N.E., Ste. 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-7706
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