Wayne Lee focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private placements of debt and equity capital, public offerings and dispute resolution. Wayne also has experience advising private equity funds, broker/dealers and investment advisers. He advises U.S. and overseas companies in industries such as software, telecommunications, banking and wine production. Prior to joining the firm, Wayne was Chairman and General Counsel for Ryan Lee & Co., Inc., acted as Managing Director of Bankers Trust Co./BT Securities, Inc., and served as Economist for the National Petroleum Council. His wide-ranging years of law firm and in-house counsel experience complement his time as an investment banker, entrepreneur, and private investor to better serve his clients' needs. Areas of Concentration ˇ Corporate and securities ˇ Broker/Dealers and investment advisers ˇ Investment Company Act of 1940 ˇ Venture capital ˇ Private placements ˇ Mergers and acquisitions Professional & Community Involvement ˇ Director, various private and public companies ˇ General Counsel, Technology Student Association ˇ Member, Virginia Venture Capital Roundtable Other Experience ˇ Chairman and General Counsel, Ryan Lee & Co., Inc., an investment banking and brokerage firm (NASD member) ˇ Managing Director, Bankers Trust Co./BT Securities, Inc., head of Energy Mergers and Acquisitions Group ˇ Partner and associate at Washington, DC law firms focusing on maritime, energy and banking law ˇ Economist, National Petroleum Council ˇ US Naval Flight Officer ˇ Systems Engineer, IBM Corp. Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles ˇ Author, "The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act," GT Alert, July 2010 ˇ Author, "FINRA Seeks Increased Disclosure by Broker/Dealer and Investment Adviser Representatives," GT Alert, April 2009 ˇ Author, "FINRA Proposes New Registration Category for Investment Bankers," GT Alert, February 2009 ˇ Co-Author, "SEC Shortens Rule 144 Holding Period, Eliminates Reg. S-B to Improve Capital-Raising and Reporting for Smaller Reporting Companies," GT Alert, December 2007 ˇ Author, "Selling Private Placements," The Daily Deal, September 2007 ˇ Author, "SEC Staff Narrows Broker/Dealer Registration Requirement," GT Alert, December 2006 ˇ Author, "Use of Finders in Securities Transactions," GT Alert, May 2006 ˇ Author, "Coal Slurry Pipelines: The Time is Now," LandMarc, November/December 1982 ˇ Author, "Can the Coal Industry Afford a $6.5 Billion Tax Increase?" LandMarc, June 1982 ˇ Author, "Electric Utility Rate Regulation: Straitjacket for Coal," LandMarc, April 1982 ˇ Author, "Conversion of Savings and Loan Associations from Mutual to Stock Form: Fairness Forgotten," 33 Business Lawyer 29, 1977 ˇ Author, "Treatment of Finance Leases of Equipment in Rate-Making Determinations," 8 Transportation Law Journal 181, 1976 ˇ Co-Author, "Avoiding the Anti-Injunction Statute in Suits to Enjoin Termination of Tax-Exempt Status," 14 William & Mary Law Review 1014, 1973 (Also at Washington, D.C. Office) |