Professional Experience
Michael T. Rave counsels business entities on corporate and securities law issues including mergers and acquisitions and public and private capital raising. Mr. Rave advises public companies on federal securities law compliance and corporate governance. He also advises financial institutions on state and federal regulatory issues. Mr. Rave was the law clerk to The Honorable Edward M. Coleman, Superior Court of New Jersey, Somerset County, during the 1995-1996 term.
News, Publications & Presentations
· Co-author, "JOBS Act - On Regulation A, Regulation D and Crowdfunding Provisions," Day Pitney Alert, April 19, 2012
· Co-author, "IPO On-Ramp: Analysis and Open Issues," Day Pitney Alert, April 18, 2012
· Co-author, "Congress Passes JOBS Bill for Emerging Growth Companies," Day Pitney Alert, March 27, 2012
· "Negotiating The NASDAQ Rules For Securities Offerings," Law360, March 16, 2012
· Co-author, "Traps for the Unwary - Negotiating the Nasdaq Shareholder Approval Rules for Securities Offerings," Day Pitney Alert, March 2, 2012
· Featured, "Seventy-two Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2012," Day Pitney Press Release, October 4, 2011
· Co-author, "Options For Upsizing A Non-WKSI's Offering," Law360, July 21, 2011
· Featured, "Chambers USA 2011 Names 45 Day Pitney Attorneys as 'Leading Lawyers for Business'," Day Pitney Press Release, June 10, 2011
· Co-author, "What Are a Non-WKSI's Options for Upsizing Its Offering?" Day Pitney Alert, June 9, 2011
· Featured, "Day Pitney Advises Valley National Bancorp in State Bancorp Acquisition," Day Pitney Press Release, April 29, 2011
· Featured, "Thirty-three Day Pitney Attorneys Named New Jersey Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, March 31, 2011
· Co-author, "Asset Purchases in the 3rd Circuit: Einhorn Precedent and Successor Liability," Day Pitney Alert, February 8, 2011
· Co-author, "Comfort Letters And Post-Year-End Offerings," Law360, February 8, 2011
· Quoted, "A Say on Voting Pay," Treasury & Risk Magazine, February 1, 2011
· Co-author, "Comfort Letters and Post-Year-End Offerings," Day Pitney Alert, January 21, 2011
· "Preemption Under Dodd-Frank," Financial Fraud Law Report, September 2010
· Featured, "Seventy-six Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers for 2011," Day Pitney Press Release, August 9, 2010
· Co-author, "Treatment of Trust Preferred Securities Under Dodd-Frank," Day Pitney Alert, July 23, 2010
· Co-author, "Financial Regulatory Reform - Establishment of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection," Day Pitney Alert, July 21, 2010
· Co-author, "Preemption Under Dodd-Frank," Day Pitney Alert, July 19, 2010
· Co-author, "Getting Down To Business: The Work of State's Littlest Commission," New Jersey Law Journal, July 12, 2010
· Featured, "Chambers USA 2010 Names 40 Day Pitney Partners as 'Leading Lawyers for Business,'" Day Pitney Press Release, June 11, 2010
· Co-author, "Federal Regulators Release Model Consumer Privacy Notice Form," Day Pitney Alert, April 15, 2010
· Featured, "Seventy-seven Day Pitney Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2010," Day Pitney Press Release, July 30, 2009
· Featured, "Day Pitney Partners Named 'Leading Lawyers for Business' by Chambers USA 2009," Day Pitney Press Release, June 16, 2009
· Featured, "Thirty Three Day Pitney Attorneys Named New Jersey Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, April 1, 2009
· Co-author, "Amendments to the New Jersey Business Corporation Act Now Allow the Adoption of Majority Voting Through the Amendment of the Corporation's By-laws," Day Pitney Alert, February 6, 2009
· Featured, "75 Day Pitney Partners Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 Ranked #1 in New Jersey and #2 in Connecticut," Day Pitney Press Release, December 11, 2008
· Co-author, "TARP Capital Purchase Program Update," Day Pitney Alert, October 21, 2008
· Speaker, "How to Find Liquidity in an Illiquid Market: Current Acquisition Trends for Sellers and Buyers," New Jersey and New York, October 14, 2008, Boston October 16, 2008
· Co-author, "FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program," Day Pitney Alert, October 14, 2008
· "Directors of Financial Institutions Need to Review and Consider Their Risks and Exposures," Day Pitney Alert, October 13, 2008
· Featured, "Critical Liquidity Financing Issues Facing Middle-Market Companies is Focus of Business Advisory Conference Series Sponsored by Leading Accounting, Investment Banking and Law Firms," Day Pitney Press Release, September 17, 2008
· Featured, "Chambers USA 2008 Ranks 39 Day Pitney Attorneys as Leaders in Their Fields," Day Pitney Press Release, July 22, 2008
· "Commercial Real Estate Portfolios at Troubled Banks; Registration Requirements," Day Pitney Alert, July 17, 2008
· Speaker, "Insight on Oversight," Bank Audit Committee Conference, June 12-13, 2008
· Co-author, "The Role Of The Corporate Secretary In The New Post-Sarbanes/Oxley Arena," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2008
· "SEC Adopts Final Rule Requiring Electronic Filings and Revisions of Form D," Day Pitney Alert, March 3, 2008
· "Final Adoption of the Push Out Provisions - Limiting Bank Broker-Dealer Activities," Day Pitney Alert, October 30, 2007
· "The SEC's New Mandatory E-Proxy Rules," Day Pitney Alert, August 22, 2007
· Co-author, "SEC Proposes New Rules on Offering Exemptions, Registration Requirements and Restricted Securities," Day Pitney Alert, June 14, 2007
· Michael T. Rave Selected by New Jersey Law Journal For Inclusion in 40 Under 40
Professional Affiliations
· New Jersey Corporation and Business Law Study Commission, Chairman
· American Bar Association, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities and Subcommittee on Corporate Governance
· American Bar Association, Mergers & Acquisitions Market Trends Subcommittee of Mergers & Acquisitions Committee
Awards and Achievements
· Named by New Jersey Law Journal as one of the top "40 under 40" in the July 18, 2006, special section
· Recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyer in the area of mergers & acquisitions, 2008-2011
· Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, 2009-2012
· Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory as a leading corporate and mergers and acquisitions attorney in New Jersey, 2008-2011