Laz Schneider represents public and private businesses in their formation, mergers and acquisitions, and private placements and public offerings of securities.
Representative Experience
· Mergers and Acquisitions
· Initial Public Offerings
· Secondary Public Offerings
· Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Company side)
· Private Placements
· "Going Private" transactions
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member of the American Bar Association
· Member of the Broward County Bar Association, having served as Chairman of the Section on Corporation, Business, and Banking Law from 1978 to 1980
· Served as a Director of Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. (NASDAQ, 1998-2011)
· Director (and former President) of the Yale Club of Ft. Lauderdale and a member of the Yale Club of New York City and the Yale Class of 1961 Class Council
· Member of the Florida Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
· Member of the Board of the Paradise Education Foundation, Inc.
Awards & Recognition
· AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
· Florida Trend Magazine's "Legal Elite" (2006- 2007)
· The South Florida Legal Guide "Top Lawyer" (Corporate and Securities Law, 2005-2012)
· Florida's Super Lawyers (2007)
Articles & Presentations
Articles
· "Just Between Us, Are You Gaining Anything by Being a Publicly Held Company?," Corporate Counsel Magazine, March 2010
· "New Tax on Telecom Services Causes Confusion and Expense", International Investor, December 1997
Prior Affiliations
· Rosenman Colin (New York)
· Ruden, Barnett (Florida)
In the News
In the News Report, 8.7.11, Paul Avron, Doug Bates, Brian Gart, Jordi Guso, Laz Schneider, Dan Thompson, August 08, 2011