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• June 10 2019

  Joan Adler, a member of the Firm, specializes in state blue sky laws and broker dealer regulation. She has worked with public and private companies as well as underwriters and placement agents on state law exemptions and registration for initial, secondary and private offerings. Her broker dealer practice runs the gamut from initial through continuing membership and a wide range of compliance issues, including corporate financing compensation, Regulation M, research, communications and social media, Rule 15a-6 chaperone arrangements, unregistered finders, and unregistered crowdfinance platforms. Ms. Adler has shepherded many firms through the broker dealer membership process. In addition, she has advised investment advisors on exemptions and registration on both the federal and state levels. She has participated on several FINRA panels and provided guidance to for the New Membership Application Program, Rule 5110 corporate financing issues, revamping the Public Offering System electronic filing process, and rules for funding portal membership and regulation.  Ms. Adler works on a variety of initiatives to support the firm’s transactional business for traditional and emerging capital markets issues (including blockchain and secondary trading concerns).

  Ms. Adler is admitted to practice in the state of New York and is a member of the American Bar Association subcommittees for the State Regulation of Securities Laws, FINRA Corporate Financing Rules, Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers and Private Placement Broker Dealers. She received her JD from Washington College of Law at American University where she was a member of the Law Review and her BA in Communications from Queens College.

• October 08 2025

  Mehreen Ahmed, an associate of the Firm, practices in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus in mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, public and private offerings, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Ahmed practiced at K&L Gates LLP, where she represented public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions and general corporate transactions.

  Ms. Ahmed received her J.D., cum laude, from New York Law School and her B.A., cum laude, from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY.

  Ms. Ahmed is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

• June 11 2020

  Anthony Ain, a member of the Firm, is a corporate and securities lawyer who has represented small and large companies, investment managers, and broker-dealers.  His experience includes all forms of corporate representation, including providing general legal and business advice to officers and boards, offering legal representation on a broad variety of securities matters, performing day-to-day legal work, and taking the lead legal role on major corporate transactions.

  During his career, Mr. Ain has served as General Counsel to several companies, including RCM Capital Management, a San Francisco-based investment manager that served institutional and high net worth clients and managed several mutual funds.  In that position, Mr. Ain played the key legal role in facilitating the acquisition of RCM by Dresdner Bank.  Before joining RCM, Mr. Ain worked at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as Counsel to Commissioner Joseph A. Grundfest and then as a Senior Special Counsel in what was then the Division of Market Regulation (and is now the Division of Trading and Markets).  Mr. Ain began his career as an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, and Jacobson in Washington, D.C., where he worked in the Securities Law Group.

  Mr. Ain received his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  He is a co-author of The Law of Financial Services, a multi-volume treatise published by Prentice Hall Law and Business in 1988.  He is also a member of the NY Bar.

• June 10 2019

  Richard I. Anslow, a member of the Firm, is a senior corporate and securities attorney whose practice focuses on domestic and international securities, financings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation. His practice encompasses representation of a variety of public and private company issuers, investors and investment banks.

  In the securities area, Mr. Anslow has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating and consummating initial and other public offerings, “PIPE” offerings and other public and private corporate financings (including private equity and venture stage), as well as reverse merger transactions, including for domestic and international companies (including Chinese and Canadian companies).

  In the corporate area, he represents companies across many industry sectors in mergers and acquisitions, public reporting requirements, corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, corporate formations and corporate restructurings. He also represents companies in their efforts to list or be quoted on United States stock exchanges, including NYSE and NASDAQ, as well as assisting FINRA registered broker-dealers in the Form 15c-211 process to obtain quotations on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board and OTCQX and OTCQB Markets.

  Mr. Anslow is a frequent lecturer in the areas of PIPE and other financing transactions, going public through reverse mergers (including reverse mergers with simultaneous financings, known as Alternative Public Offerings) and self filings, and working with Chinese-based public companies. He has also been a frequent contributor to articles included in industry publications such as the Reverse Merger Report and the PIPEs Report.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Anslow was the founder and managing partner of Anslow & Jaclin, LLP for 20 years. Prior to that, he worked as a tax attorney for Ernst & Young (formerly known as Arthur Young & Co.) in New York City. Mr. Anslow is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and New Jersey State Bar Association committees on various areas of securities law.

  Mr. Anslow received his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia.

• April 07 2025

  Richard Baumann, of counsel to the Firm, is a seasoned corporate and securities attorney with broad and deep experience. He represents underwriting and placing banks, public and private companies, shareholders and others in a wide variety of equity and debt capital markets transactions and public and private mergers and acquisitions. He also regularly advises on other complex corporate governance, corporate reporting, securities regulatory and corporate finance matters, including on a cross-border basis.

  For over 30 years, Mr. Baumann has represented global and regional investment banks and securities issuers in equity IPOs, high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings and other substantial capital markets transactions. For many of those years, Mr. Baumann was based in London and advised on cross-border transactions originating throughout Europe and in India, China and Africa. In recent years, he has been an active member of the Firm’s SPAC and JOBs Act practices, among others.

  Mr. Baumann practiced for many years at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and London. He was also a partner at Norton Rose (now Norton Rose Fulbright) in London, where he helped establish that firm’s cross-border US-law capital markets practice, and a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, where he helped establish that firm’s international securities practice as a market leader in India.

  Mr. Baumann has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University’s School of Public & International Affairs and earned his J.D. at NYU Law School.

• March 13 2023

  Adam Berkaw, a partner of the Firm, represents clients in all aspects of corporate and securities law. He focuses his practice on initial public offerings and other primary and secondary equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions (including DeSPACs), corporate governance and other general corporate law matters. In addition, he also has significant experience in advising domestic and international clients on SEC reporting requirements, stock exchange rules and regulations and other regulatory compliance matters. Mr. Berkaw has represented clients in a diverse range of industries, including banking, manufacturing, retail, consulting, pharmaceuticals, food service, energy, shipping, telecommunications, technology, Fintech, and digital currency mining, among others.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Berkaw was previously associated with White & Case LLP, Jones Day and Linklaters LLP. He received his J.D. from Columbia University and his B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

• June 10 2019

  Matthew Bernstein, a member of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law. Mr. Bernstein’s experience includes representation of investment banks, registered broker-dealers and public and private companies in connection with both public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. Mr. Bernstein also represents several publicly-listed companies in their regulatory and securities compliance (including stock exchange-related compliance on Nasdaq and AMEX) and general corporate and commercial matters and has routine interactions with applicable regulatory authorities, including the SEC and FINRA.

  Mr. Bernstein earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations, with a concentration in Economics, at Cornell University and earned his Juris Doctorate at Fordham University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in the States of New York and New Jersey.

• June 04 2021

  Travis Biffar is a litigator and corporate counselor with over 20 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes litigation and corporate governance disputes.

  Mr. Biffar’s practice is focused on representing public and private companies, directors, and officers in matters arising under federal and state securities laws, including shareholder class actions, derivative actions, and government and internal investigations. He has significant experience defending against class actions brought under the federal securities laws and M&A litigation brought under the laws of Delaware, California, and other states throughout the country. His practice also includes a variety of other types of complex business litigation and class actions.

• June 10 2019

  Martin R. Bring, a member of the Firm, represents public and private companies in all aspects of corporate and securities matters. Mr. Bring is engaged in general corporate representation and advises a wide range of private and public companies, both domestic and foreign. Mr. Bring has extensive experience in the areas of corporate finance, private and public offerings (including blind pool offerings or SPACs) of debt and equity securities for U.S. and foreign companies (representing both issuers and underwriters), commercial bank loans (representing both lender and borrowers) and financial restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting matters and other general corporate matters. He has also written and lectured on the topic of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Admitted to practice in 1968, Mr. Bring was most recently a senior shareholder and Chairman of the Corporate Group at Anderson Kill & Olick P.C. in New York. Mr. Bring received his law degree from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester.

• December 04 2023

  Hamilton S. Carpenter, an associate of the firm, draws on his experience as in-house counsel to advise clients in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on public and private offerings, securities regulation and compliance matters, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Before joining the firm, Mr. Carpenter worked as an associate at a top ranked U.S. law firm where his practice focused on capital markets transactions and public company reporting.

  He has also worked as an assistant general counsel for a global financial organization where he was responsible for advising the organization’s capital markets and trading businesses, as well as general corporate legal matters in connection with the organization’s wholesale business in the U.S.

  Additionally, Mr. Carpenter also served at a Fortune 100 banking institution overseeing the bank’s compliance matters with relation to its equity trading and capital markets origination businesses.

  Mr. Carpenter received his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he was an Executive Articles Editor for the Global Studies Law Review and interned with the Office of the General Counsel of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as well as with the Shared Services Litigation and Policy Group of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He received his B.A. in Economics and German Language and Literature from Vanderbilt University.

  Mr. Carpenter is admitted to practice law in New York.

• September 23 2024

  Nicole Cerullo, an associate of the Firm, represents companies on general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Cerullo has represented clients in a variety of industries, including the financial services, energy and technology sectors.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Cerullo was an attorney at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York.

  Ms. Cerullo received her J.D. from Cornell Law School and her B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Political Science from Stony Brook University. Ms. Cerullo is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

• June 10 2019

  Robert F. Charron, a member of the Firm, has worked on behalf of investment banks, registered broker-dealers, public companies and both institutional and high net worth individual investors that invest in private and public companies. He specializes in structuring, documenting and servicing PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity), registered direct, underwritten and at-the-market type financings for his clients.

  Mr. Charron received his law degree from Boston University School of Law and received a B.A. in economics and business administration from the University of New Hampshire.

  Prior to law school, Mr. Charron served for two years with the United States Peace Corps in Kenya as a small business advisor and high school teacher. Prior to joining the Firm, he was associated with the law firms of  Weinstein Smith LLP, Epstein Becker & Green and Brown Rudnick Freed & Gesmer.

• January 04 2022

  Ya-Ting Chiang, an associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law – with a focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and general corporate matters. She represents foreign and domestic companies, as well as investment banks, in initial public offerings (IPOs). Additionally, she advises U.S. public companies and foreign private issuers (FPIs) on capital markets matters, SEC reporting obligations (primarily under the ’33 and ’34 Acts), and ongoing corporate governance and regulatory compliance, including compliance with the SEC, NASDAQ, and NYSE.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Chiang served as a judicial fellow at New York Supreme Court. Before that, she was legal counsel at a global investment management corporation based in the U.S. She was previously associated with a prestigious corporate law firm in Taiwan.

  Ms. Chiang earned her Master of Laws degree from the University of Chicago and her Bachelor of Laws degree from National Chengchi University. She is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and in Taiwan. She is a native Mandarin speaker.

• June 01 2021

  Jonathan Cramer, a member of the Firm, represents clients in all aspects of corporate, securities and commercial law, with a focus on representing buyers and sellers in domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, auction sales, related party acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and minority investments involving publicly and privately held companies and private equity and venture capital funds and their portfolio companies.  He has also advised issuers and underwriters on their public and private securities offerings, as well as clients and their boards on corporate, governance, fiduciary, contract, SEC reporting, securities and other relevant business laws.

  Mr. Cramer has worked with a diverse group of clients, both domestic and international, ranging from Fortune 500 and CAC 40 public companies and large and mid-cap investment funds to private start-up companies and small venture capital funds.  He has represented clients in a variety of industries, including software and other technologies, finance, security services, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, food and hospitality, retail and consumer products and services and music publishing.  Mr. Cramer has worked on transactions involving numerous non-US jurisdictions, including France, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, China, and Canada.

  Mr. Cramer also has significant experience with private placements, debt financing transactions, commercial contracts, employment agreements, equity incentive plans, SEC and other governmental reviews and investigations.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Cramer was a partner with the firms of Baker & Hostetler LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP and Andrews & Kurth LLP and started his career as an associate with Shearman & Sterling LLP—all in New York, New York.

  Mr. Cramer is a member of the International Bar Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce and the French American Foundation’s Transatlantic Forum.

  Mr. Cramer is licensed as an attorney in the State of New York.  He received his JD in 1981 from the University of Virginia School of Law, as well as his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977 from Tufts University.

• June 10 2019

  Jonathan H. Deblinger, a member of the Firm, represents both publicly-traded and privately-held companies, including UK entities, across a wide range of industries, including investment services, hospitality, technology, biotechnology, fashion, internet media and security services. His principal experience includes representing buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions with operating companies and by private equity firms, and issuers and investors in private and public investment transactions.

  Mr. Deblinger assists public companies with the preparation and filing of 1933 Act registration statements, including those related to IPOs, secondary offerings, rights offerings and registered direct offerings, and 1934 Act reports and registration statements. He also advises public companies on PIPE transactions and tender offers and their related issues, going private transactions, listing compliance for various stock exchanges and securities law compliance.

  Mr. Deblinger also counsels hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and other companies in general business matters, including formation, capital raising, joint ventures, acquisitions, investments, bankruptcy related sales and financings and other strategic business relationships.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Deblinger was a partner at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP.  Mr. Deblinger received his Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law, where he was Managing Editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal.  Mr. Deblinger graduated with his Bachelor of Science from the Honors Program at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, with concentrations in finance and accounting.  He is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

• June 10 2019

  Michael A. Dinowitz, a member of the Firm, is a real estate and business attorney with a concentration in real estate related transactions including sales, acquisitions, financings (permanent, construction, mezzanine and bridge), joint ventures, development, leasing, workouts and restructurings. He represents a diverse group of clients, including owners, operators, developers, investors, lenders, borrowers, brokers and management companies. Mr. Dinowitz regularly deals with the structuring and implementation of joint venture operating and partnership agreements.  He also handles general corporate and business matters involving diverse commercial agreements and business issues.

  Mr. Dinowitz received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1987 and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany, magna cum laude, in 1983 and has been a member of the New York and New Jersey bars since 1987.

• June 10 2019

  Douglas S. Ellenoff, a member of the Firm since its founding in 1992, is a corporate and securities attorney with a focus on developing innovative securities programs for entrepreneurs, like SPACs, PIPEs, and Crowdfunding. Mr. Ellenoff has represented public companies in connection with their initial public offerings, secondary public offerings, regulatory compliance, as well as, strategic initiatives and general corporate governance matters. During his career, he has represented numerous broker-dealers, venture capital investor groups and many corporations involved in the capital formation process.

  In the last several years, he has been involved at various stages in numerous registered public offerings, including several hundred financings and, with other members of his firm, hundreds of private placements into public companies (see PIPEs and Venture Capital), representing either the issuers of those securities or the registered broker-dealers acting as placement agent. Along with other members of his Firm, Mr. Ellenoff has been involved at various stages with over 1,000 registered blind pool offerings (commonly referred to as “SPACs”); In addition to our IPO experience with SPACs, he has been involved with hundreds of SPAC M&A assignments. The Firm represents nearly 100 public companies with respect to their ongoing 34 Act reporting responsibilities and general corporate matters. He also provides counsel with regard to their respective ongoing (SEC, AMEX and NASD) regulatory compliance.

  Mr. Ellenoff and the rest of the corporate department distinguish themselves from many other transactional lawyers on the basis of their ability to be part of the establishment of new securities programs, like PIPEs, SPACs, Registered Directs and Reverse Mergers, where the Firm’s professionals have played leadership roles within each of those industries, assisting in the creation, formation and strategies relating to those financings, as well as working closely with the regulatory agencies; including the SEC and FINRA; and the listing exchanges – AMEX and NASDAQ.  Mr. Ellenoff is routinely requested to be a panelist and presenter at industry conferences.

  We are pleased with our positioning at the intersection of being in the game with other AM Law 200 practice groups, providing responsive client service and packaging it all with a very competitive flat fee rate structure.

  Like the other innovative securities programs, the Firm has taken a leadership role in the emerging crowdfunding industry, which was signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012. The Firm actively participates in many discussions with the SEC and FINRA with respect to the proposed rules which went into effect May 16, 2016.  The Firm has sponsored conferences, webinars and has been invited to speak at numerous events on the topic (see below). The Firm is already actively engaged with clients (funding portals, broker-dealers, technology solution providers, software developers, investors and entrepreneurs).

  Supplementing his practice of law, Mr. Ellenoff has always maintained an active investing profile. Mr. Ellenoff founded Wardenclyffe, an investment management business, in 1995, which is no longer in business. Wardenclyffe was the general partner of: (i) a long/short high yield bond fund (the Wardenclyffe High Yield Fund, L.P.), (ii) a micro-cap hedge fund (Wardenclyffe Micro-Cap Fund, L.P.), which specialized in emerging growth companies and (iii) a fully invested venture capital fund (Wardenclyffe Venture Partners I, L.P.). While attending law school, Mr. Ellenoff worked for Seligman, Harris & Co., Inc., a New York Stock Exchange broker-dealer as an intern analyst of special situations. Mr. Ellenoff’s ancillary business and investing activities provide him with practical experience that enables him to more effectively represent and advise his law clients.

  Mr. Ellenoff is Vice Chairman of NextPlat, Inc. (NXPL), a NASDAQ publicly traded e-commerce company.

  Mr. Ellenoff was also a co-founder, managing member of and indirect owner of both iDisclose and Guardd, which are ancillary businesses of the Firm.

  Mr. Ellenoff is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Ellenoff received a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Vassar College.

  Mr. Ellenoff has been ranked by Chambers and Partners USA as a Notable Practitioner: “Douglas Ellenoff is a leading figure in equity capital markets, garnering fame for his ability to take blank-check companies public.  He is very knowledgeable about SPACs as he has done this for a long time.”

  Past speaking engagements and articles:

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Deal Flow Media to participate in their Microcap Conference 2025 speaking on a panel titled: Microcap Market Trends & Outlook for 2025.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Deal Flow Events to open the SPAC Conference 2024 with the keynote address.  EGS served as the premier sponsor. 

  Mr. Ellenoff was interviewed by Yelena Dunaevsky for JD Supra’s fourth annual SPAC Notebook. He discussed what lies ahead for the SPAC market in 2025.  Many anticipate continued positive momentum, but a few risks and uncertainties remain.  Click here to read some highlights from the interview.

  Mr. Ellenoff was featured on the Drinks With The Deal podcast with Bill Meagher, where he spoke about how SPACs’ obituary was premature. Listen here.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Deal Flow Media to present at their SPAC Conference in New York (June 2023).  He opened the conference with his State of the Market presentation.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets to testify on their behalf at their hearing on February 8, 2023, entitled “Empowering Entrepreneurs: Removing Barriers to Capital Access for Small Businesses.” The hearing will address access to capital as it looks to approve legislation aiming to improve funding for early-stage firms.  Click here to view it.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Deal Flow Media to present at their SPAC Conference in New York (June 2022) and in London (December 2022).

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Raymond James to participate in their virtual SPAC event titled: “All-Star SPAC Event: Optimizing Your Game Plan.”  

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in an article in Sportico titled:  “SEC’s Latest Move to Curb SPACs May Slow but Won’t Stop Market.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was featured in an article in Luckbox Magazine titled: “The King of SPACs.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP to participate in their webinar titled:  The SPAC Boom Comes to Asia.  In this webinar, you’ll hear from prominent SPAC dealmakers with boots on the ground in Asia, talking about the leading indicators which suggest a coming wave of activity from the Far East as major investors in the region gear up with their own SPAC strategies.

  Drew Bernstein of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP interviewed Mr. Ellenoff  and got his views on what is fueling the SPAC boom and if it is a bubble likely to burst any time soon:  All In On SPACs.
  

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Woodruff Sawyer to participate in their webinar titled:  SPAC SPRING 2021 UPDATE.  The webinar provided SPAC sponsors and operating companies with the latest SPAC market updates, practical insights, and advice from industry leaders.

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in Global Legal Post’s article titled:  “Mid-sized New York firm trumps Kirkland and Skadden in $77bn SPAC IPO bonanza.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in the Wall Street Journal’s article titled: “SPAC Hot Streak Put on Ice by Regulatory Warnings.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Dunton Rainville to participate in their webinar with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the University of Quebec in Montreal on alternative public financing.  Mr. Ellenoff spoke on the SPAC markets; mainly US SPACs, regarding origin of the blank check companies, current markets, regulations, and pros and cons.

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in Bloomberg Law’s article titled: “Decades-Long SPAC Bet Pays Off for Law Boutique Beating Titans.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in the Law.com article titled:  “SPAC to the Future: Law Firms Are Riding the Wave as Interest Explodes.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by The Penn SPAC Club to speak at The SPAC Opportunity Summit.  The summit brought together industry experts and those with real-world SPAC execution experience to discuss the current state of the SPAC market, legal implications of SPACs, and what lies ahead for this alternative vehicle which has taken the market by storm.  

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in Bloomberg Law’s article titled:  “Big Law Firms Scramble to Cash in on Blank-Check Bonanza.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in Reuters’ article titled:  “Ackman seeks $3 billion for largest-ever blank-check company.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Deloitte to participate in their webcast titled: SPACs–Trends, transaction challenges, and keys to success.

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in Crowdfund Insider’s article titled:  “King of SPACs: Doug Ellenoff of EGS Discusses the Hot SPAC Market – “Not a Fad”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Gateway Investor Relations to participate in its SPAC Webinar which brought together experienced leaders in the SPAC asset class to discuss the explosive growth of IPO issuance and other market dynamics.

  Mr. Ellenoff was quoted in CFO’s article titled:  “Bill Ackman Files for Largest-Ever SPAC Offering.”

  Mr. Ellenoff testified in front of the House Financial Service Committee on September 11, 2019 at the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Hearing: “Examining Private Market Exemptions as a Barrier to IPOs and Retail Investment”.  Click here to view the video.

   Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Practising Law Institute (PLI) to speak at the Alternative Finance Summit 2019: Marketplace Lending, Cryptocurrency and Crowdfunding. Mr. Ellenoff participated in a panel discussion entitled “Special Purpose Acquisition Companies and Closed-End Funds.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Deal Flow Events to open the SPAC Conference 2019 with the keynote address.  EGS served as the premier sponsor. 

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by The American Bar Association to moderate a panel on “Initial Coin Offerings – What Practitioners Should Know”.  Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, are a form of cryptocurrency used as an alternative means of financing a business. The worldwide market for ICOs has exploded over the past twelve months, with in excess of billions of dollars having been invested in ICOs.

  Douglas S. Ellenoff, Stuart Neuhauser and Matthew Gray; members of the Firm, were invited by Strafford to participate on a Webinar titled:Special Purpose Acquisition Companies: Structuring IPOS and Facilitating Future Mergers and Acquisitions.  The panel discussed the disclosure and operational requirements particular to SPACs, the timing and valuation parameters relating to SPAC target acquisitions and issues that may arise in a SPAC’s initial business combination. The panel also discussed the typical pricing of SPAC securities and trust accounts.  

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Practising Law Institute to participate in their Marketplace Lending and Crowdfunding 2017 Conference in NY.  Mr. Ellenoff was on the panel titled: Update from Washington and State Houses: Developments in Crowdfunding and Alternative Finance.
  

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by the Utah Chapter of the Federal Bar Association to attend the “Crowdfunding under the JOBS Act; Avenues for Raising Capital and the Rules that Apply” and to be on the panel  “Considerations for Issuers – Key Issues in the Crowdfunding Rules.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by the Global Crowdfunding Convention to participate as a keynote speaker at their 5^th annual event in Las Vegas held on October 16^th. 

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by DealFlow Events to speak at The Crowdfunding Conference 2016 on October 6^th.    He spoke on the panel entitled “Overview of Key Changes in Private Capital Formation”.

  On May 16, 2016 Title III of the JOBS Act officially went into effect.  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) among those policymakers, regulators, crowdfunding industry participants and other key leaders who have made the democratization of capital a reality to help celebrate that momentous day.  Mr. Ellenoff was awarded the New Capital Markets Leadership Award for his four year effort.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by 36/86 to participate in their annual event in Nashville, TN.  Mr. Ellenoff was part of the panel titled: Equity Crowdfunding.  

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) to speak at their 2016 Annual Conference.  He spoke on the panel titled “JOBS Act Update: Crowdfunding and Other Private Offerings.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was a keynote speaker at FundIt’s Crowdfunding Compliance Marketing and Technology Conference in Las Vegas April 2016.  Mr. Ellenoff also spoke on a panel titled “Regulatory Environment for People Using JOBS Act Exemptions.”
  

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by The Utah Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) to participate in their Crowdfunding Conference in Utah April 2016.  Mr. Ellenoff spoke on the panel titled “Equity/Investment-based Panel – Title III Crowdfunding: Crowdfunding for Non-accredited Investors (i.e., all Americans)”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by The Silicon Valley Crowdfunding Conference to deliver the keynote speech at their 2016 Annual Crowdfund Expo & Conference in March.
  

  Mr. Ellenoff received CfPA’s 2015 Inaugural Crowd-Defender Award at their Third Annual Crowdfunding Summit in Washington D.C.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invitd by the Zahn Innovation Center to participate on their panel titled: Alternative Ways To Raise Capital.  The panel discussed how enterprises can finance their companies using alternative funding mechanism such as rewards, donation, and crowdfunding. 
  

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by the Milken Institute to participate in a roundtable on “The JOBS Act: Where Are We, What Should We Focus on Next?”
  

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by The Organization of American States to participate in their First Global Regulatory Forum in Washington D.C.  Mr. Ellenoff’s panel was titled: What could go Wrong? How to Prevent Over/Under Regulation.
  

  House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) held the second hearing in a series of hearings called “Make It In America: What’s Next?” After five years and 16 bills signed into law, and facing a different economic landscape today, the hearing series explored how the economy has, and hasn’t, changed, and what families and businesses need in 2015 to Make It In America.  Douglas Ellenoff, a member of the Firm, was invited to testify as an expert in the economic sector.  Click here to view the hearing.

  Mr. Ellenoff gave the keynote speech at the CrowdFunding USA 2015 National Press Club in Washington DC.   
  

  Mr. Ellenoff was interviewed on the Commercial Real Estate Show.  He discussed Real Estate Crowdfunding in 2015.
  

  Mr. Ellenoff attended the 3rd Global Crowdfunding Convention in Las Vegas where he received the Crowdfunding Visionary Award.

  Mr. Ellenoff was interviewed on the Commercial Real Estate Show.  He discussed Crowdfunding for Investors and Sponsors.
  

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by ULI (Urban Land Institute) to moderate a panel at their ULI 2014 Fall Meeting. The panel was titled “Is Crowdfunding Becoming Crowded?”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Disrupt CRE (a first-of-its-kind commercial real estate/technology event designed to connect disruptive ideas with capital and commercial real estate professionals) to participate in the panel titled “Crowdfunding: A Tectonic Shift in Real Estate Investing.”  

  Mr. Ellenoff met with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand and the Stock Exchange to discuss Crowdfunding, the JOBS Act and how to implement a Thai approach.

  Mr. Ellenoff attended Crowdfunding Asia and participated on several panel discussions.

  Mr. Ellenoff met with Monetary Authority of Singapore and Spring  to discuss Crowdfunding, the JOBS Act and how to implement a Singaporean approach.

  Mr. Ellenoff met with Ontario Securities Commission to discuss Crowdfunding, the JOBS Act and how to implement a Canadian approach.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by the SEC to speak at a Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. Click here to view his presentation (fast forward to 2:28 and 30 seconds)

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by FINRA to speak at their 2013 annual conference in Washington D.C. Mr. Ellenoff spoke on the JOBS Act and the regulatory and compliance developments related to the JOBS Act.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by the Office of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to participate in a Crowdfunding Forum at Colorado State University. Mr. Ellenoff gave the Crowdfunding Rules Overview.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Business Law Section and the International Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to speak at a Webcast titled: The SEC’S Crowdfunding Proposal– A Preliminary Look.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to speak a the 2014 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. His panel was titled: The New Era of Investor Relations.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to speak at the NSF 2014 SBIR/STTR Phase II Grantees Conference in Baltimore.  His panel was titled Crowd-funding for Early Stage Technology Companies: Mini-lectures and Panel Discussion.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Trueventus in Malaysia to speak on Crowdfunding and SPACs.  His panels were titled: Crowdfunding of Securities – the international capital formation movement and The future outlook of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPACs) as a new and unique investment opportunity in Asia.

  Mr. Ellenoff met with representatives of MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) as well as IDA (Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore) and SPRING (The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board) to discuss the possibilities of Crowdfunding in Singapore.  While in Singapore, he also discussed the applicability of Crowdfunding with the emerging hydropreneur community.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to speak at the Second Annual Silicon Valley Meets Crowdfunders Conference. He delivered the keynote speech. 

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to speak at the Rotman Capital Markets Institute Panel Discussion on Crowdfunding. The panel discussed debt and equity crowdfunding in the Canadian capital markets; as well as capital formation, regulatory issues, investor protection and social welfare.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by Harvard Business School Association of Boston to participate in their HBSAB 2013 New Venture Program (NVP) to discuss the viability of the emerging crowdfunding industry.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by The White House to attend a Champions of Change Ceremony at the White House. This Champions event honored entrepreneurs who exemplify the promise of crowdfunding to fuel the growth of startups, small businesses, and innovate projects across the nation.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to speak at the State of Equity-Based Crowdfunding press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The members of the Crowdfunding Professional Association who spoke at the event went on to meet with lawmakers and the press at Capitol Hill for an informational luncheon. Leaders of the venture and Crowdfunding community pushed for immediate action on fulfilling the promises made in last year’s Jump Start Our Businesses Startups Act (JOBS Act) to make equity- and debt-based Crowdfunding a reality in the U.S.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to sponsor and deliver the opening keynote address at this year’s Crowdfund Global Expo in San Diego. Designed to be the premier networking and educational event of 2014, Crowdfund Global Expo delved through the complex layers of this rapidly expanding market and covered every aspect of the funding revolution.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by New York Law School to be part of their Forum: Real Estate Finance 2014: Hot Topics in Crowdfunding & EB-5 Investments.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to speak at Aspen Investment Forum 2014 in Aspen, Colorado. He spoke on two panels: “Pros and Cons of Equity Crowdfunding for Investors” and “Misconceptions of CrowdFunding- What it is and isn’t.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was a panelist at CrowdFinance 2013: REdefining Wall Street with Crowdfinance. He spoke on the panel titled “Advertising Under a New Regulatory Umbrella.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to be a panelist at the Public Policy Forum on Venture Capital and Innovation (“PPF”) in Quebec City. The panel was titled “Crowd funding: potential impacts on the financing of high growth SMEs – Opportunities, Risks and challenges for policy makers”.

  Mr. Ellenoff was interviewed by Devin Thorpe with Crowdcast for a Crowdfund update. View interview here.

  Douglas S. Ellenoff was invited to sponsor and participate in the 2nd Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention and Bootcamp in Las Vegas, NV. This convention, like no other, offered entrepreneurs and small business owners from across all industries a place to learn the necessary skills and knowledge to launch a successful crowdfunding campaign from the world’s leading experts. Mr. Ellenoff participated in several panels: Equity Crowdfunding; The Role of Social Media and Investor Protection; Changes to Rule 506 of Regulation D; and the fear of fraud.

  Douglas S. Ellenoff was invited by The University of California, Berkeley, to participate in an international academic conference on crowdfunding titled “Crowdfunding; Setting the Research Agenda.” UC researchers are interested in crowdfunding — particularly in the wake of the federal Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups Act, which relaxed some rules on how companies can ask for equity investments. Richard Swart, who leads crowdfunding research at Cal’s Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership, which is hosting the symposium, said part of the focus on the conference will be on “mechanisms to protect new investors.”

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited to speak at the Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation at the SEC. Mr. Ellenoff participated in the panel titled: Crystal Ball: Now That You Raised the Money, What’s Next for the Company and the Markets?

  Participated in “Crowdfund Texas: Impact of the JOBS Act on Texas Investors and Start-ups” in Austin, Texas. It was a premiere industry conference that brought together Texas investors, start-ups, incubators, accelerators, and academic leaders in entrepreneurship for an intensive day of interactive educational sessions from leading thought leaders. Mr. Ellenoff was invited to speak on several panels as well as one exclusively for the media.

  Participated in “The Crowdfund Act – Framing the new regulatory landscape Symposium” sponsored in Washington by the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA). Mr. Ellenoff spoke on two different panels: The Mechanics of a Crowdfund Offering and Reaching the Crowd.

  Attended the first national conference endorsed by the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA), held at the University of Utah Guest House and Conference Center. Mr. Ellenoff was the keynote speaker at the conference.

  Was interviewed by Brett Johnson with One Med Place on CrowdFunding.

  Participated in an invitation only JOBS Act Roundtable at New York University.

  Mr. Ellenoff spoke at New York’s first Crowdfunding 101 Workshop. He spoke about the firm’s role in the process that generated the JOBS Act, our current activity in assisting with the SEC’s rule-making process and the current & future legal issues that will affect crowdfunding platforms planning to present equity-based crowdfunding solutions for small businesses.

  Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP was the premier sponsor at Deal Flow Media’s CrowdFunding Conference, in New York City. Mr. Ellenoff opened the conference with his keynote address focusing on the outlook of the CrowdFunding Market.

  Attended meetings between several department heads of the SEC and the crowdfunding industry, including the The National Crowdfunding Association (NLCFA).

  Participated in Washington DC’s first national crowdfunding conference. CrowdCheck hosted experts from the US Small Business Administration, Capitol Hill, think tanks, startups and the securities industry at the conference, entitled “The Wisdom of the Crowd.” Mr. Ellenoff spoke on fraud prevention for crowdfunding.

  Mr. Ellenoff was invited by the Inter American Development Bank and Multilateral Investment Fund to participate in their workshop “Crowdfunding: Financing Ideas, Entrepreneurs and Institutions The Market in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Mr. Ellenoff was part of two different panels: Discussion of Regulatory Aspects and Business Models Emerging due to the JOBS Act and Crowdfunding with Financial Returns.

• June 10 2019

  Joshua N. Englard, a member of the Firm’s corporate department, practices primarily in the area of securities and capital markets.  He has represented public and private companies in equity and debt securities offerings, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, Rule 144A offerings and private placements. Mr. Englard also advises clients on general corporate and securities matters, including Sarbanes-Oxley and corporate governance compliance.

  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Englard was associated with the firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.  He also worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he was an attorney in the Division of Corporation Finance and reviewed numerous initial public offerings, mergers, going private transactions, spin-offs and similar transactions by companies in the telecommunications and related industries.  He also worked in the Division’s Office of Small Business Policy, where he advised issuers on compliance with SEC rules and regulations pertaining to smaller and private companies and participated in various rulemaking and policy initiatives relating to such companies.

  Mr. Englard received his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Yeshiva University in 1996. He received his J.D. degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2000, where he was an editor of the Journal of International Economic Law. Mr. Englard is admitted to practice law in New York and is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.

• June 10 2019

  Saul H. Finkelstein, a member of the Firm, represents multi-national financial institutions and other secured lenders, as well as companies in a broad range of industries, in financing and merger and acquisition transactions. In his more than 25 years of practice, he has represented lenders and borrowers in complex debt financings and buyers and sellers of both public and private businesses. He has been the featured speaker at training sessions sponsored by the American Bankers Association and has published in a variety of legal and other periodicals.

  Of particular note, Mr. Finkelstein has also worked extensively with private banking institutions, professional sports franchises, players and coaches, principal shareholders of public companies, significant collectors of fine art and media personalities in innovative financing matters.

  He has served on the Boards of several start-up companies in the fitness industry and was a member of the Executive Committee of a not-for-profit summer camp in upstate New York.

  Mr. Finkelstein received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Yeshiva University and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where he was an editor of the Law Review. Prior to joining the Firm, he was associated with Weinstein Smith LLP and practiced for 20 years at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.

• May 14 2024

  David E. Fleming, a member of the Firm, is a highly experienced corporate and securities lawyer focusing his practice primarily on capital market and corporate finance transactions. He regularly advises U.S. and foreign issuers, investment banks, investors and lenders in complex public and private securities offerings. David represents clients in initial public offerings, follow-on public offerings, registered direct offerings, SPACs, DeSPACs, PIPEs and private placements of equity and debt securities. He also regularly represents public companies regarding their SEC and NYSE or Nasdaq listing compliance.

  Mr. Fleming frequently negotiates complex mergers and acquisitions, asset purchases and divestiture agreements. He is a trusted advisor to boards of directors and senior management on their securities disclosure and regulatory compliance, corporate governance and investor relations.

  Prior to joining the firm, he had been a partner at several national law firms. For over 12 years, he was also the senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of a Nasdaq Global Stock Market-listed energy company, where he directly participated in raising more than $240 million of equity, growing the company from a startup to over $140 million of revenue, leading to a successful $100 million initial public offering, and subsequently reaching a market capitalization of more than $1 billion.

  In addition, Mr. Fleming had served as the chief executive officer at American Postal Infrastructure Partners, a private equity-backed company that specializes in the purchase, operation and repositioning of real estate leased to the U.S. Postal Service. In this role, he led the acquisition of over 390 commercial properties in 38 states.

  He is admitted to the practice of law in the States of New York, Connecticut and Maryland and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

  Mr. Fleming graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government; Harvard University with a GSS in Administration and Management, where he was selected as a Langlois Scholar and Class Marshal (first in class) and the University of Maryland School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude.

  He is a member of the American Bar Association; New York City Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association and the U.S. Society of Petroleum Engineers.

• September 20 2019

  Thomas M. Fugnitti, an associate of the Firm, is a corporate and securities attorney. He focuses his practice primarily on transactional matters with an emphasis on structuring, documenting and servicing clients in various equity and debt security financings. He represents investment banks and institutional investors that invest in private and public companies. Mr. Fugnitti also represents publicly-listed companies on their public reporting requirements and securities compliance as well as general corporate matters and has routine interactions with applicable regulatory authorities, including FINRA and the SEC.

  Mr. Fugnitti earned his J.D. from New York Law School, magna cum laude, was a member of the Law Review and an affiliate of the Center of Business and Financial Law. He earned his B.A. in Political Science with a Pre-Law Concentration from Stockton University.

  Mr. Fugnitti is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

• June 30 2025

  Charles R. Goodwin, an associate of the Firm, represents clients in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, public and private offerings, and general corporate matters.

  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Goodwin was associated with a leading mid-size New York City law firm, where he advised on middle-market M&A transactions across a broad range of industries, with a particular emphasis on founder-led businesses and private-equity backed transactions. Mr. Goodwin was the James L. Biggane Fellow at the New York State Senate Finance Committee where, among other responsibilities, he was responsible for providing financial analysis and on, and drafting select provisions of, legislation such as New York’s Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

  Mr. Goodwin graduated cum laude from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he received the Gold Public Service Award and was a Student Honors Program Intern with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of International Affairs in Washington D.C., and the New York Regional Office’s Enforcement Division in New York City. He received his LL.B, G.D.L. and L.P.C. in London, England, from the College of Law, England & Wales, and a B.A. in History from Richmond, the American International University in London.

  Mr. Goodwin is admitted to practice law in New York.

• June 10 2019

  Matthew Gray, a member of the Firm, represents clients in all aspects of corporate, securities and commercial law, with a focus on representing buyers and sellers in domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, auction sales, distressed sales, related party acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and minority investments involving publicly and privately held companies and private equity and venture capital funds and their portfolio companies.  He also advises clients and their boards on corporate, governance, fiduciary, contract, SEC reporting, securities and other relevant business laws.

  Mr. Gray has worked with a diverse group of clients, both domestic and international, ranging from Fortune 500 public companies and large investment funds to private start-up companies and small venture capital funds, as well as non-profit organizations.  He has represented clients in a variety of industries, including technology, finance, insurance, real estate, defense, government contracting, energy, manufacturing, automobile, transportation, healthcare, education, fashion, restaurant and hospitality, retail and consumer products and services.  Mr. Gray has worked on numerous international transactions, including transactions in China, Australia, England, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico and Canada.

  Mr. Gray also has significant experience with private placements, debt financing transactions, commercial contracts, employment agreements, equity incentive plans, reinsurance transactions, SEC and other governmental reviews and investigations, and the formation and attainment of 501(c)(3) status for non-profit organizations.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Gray was associated with the firms of Holland & Knight LLP in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Jones Day, Bingham McCutchen LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York, New York.

  Mr. Gray is licensed as an attorney in the State of New York and the Commonwealth of Virginia.  He received his JD in 2001 from New York University School of Law and his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree with concentrations in accounting and finance, as well as his Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in business administration, from the State University of New York at Buffalo.  Before attending law school, Mr. Gray worked as an accountant at IBM in Somers, New York, supporting their domestic real estate operations.  He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida.

• June 10 2019

  Barry I. Grossman, a member of the Firm since its founding in 1992, is a corporate attorney (although he started his career in tax) who specializes in business transactions. Mr. Grossman’s practice focuses on representing emerging growth companies and investment banks in initial public offerings, including SPACs,  follow-on public offerings, shelf takedowns, registered direct placements, PIPEs and other private placements (144A, Reg D, Reg A, Reg S, etc.) as well as general securities (including 34 Act filings) and corporate matters. Mr. Grossman’s transactional experience includes public and private financings, structuring sales and acquisitions of companies, mergers and reorganizations, and organizing partnerships. Mr. Grossman also regularly represents public companies regarding their SEC regulatory matters and NYSE or NASDAQ requirements. As a member of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, he has been involved in over 300 public financings representing issuers and underwriters.   Along with other members of his Firm, Mr. Grossman has been involved at various stages with over 200 SPACs which have raised more than $3.0 billion, reverse mergers (for domestic and foreign, mainly Chinese, companies) and over one hundred private placements, many into public companies (commonly referred to as “PIPEs”). In connection with public offerings Mr. Grossman has represented issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings, follow on offerings, registered direct offerings, confidentially marketed public offering, at the market offerings and other debt and equity financings. Along with other members of the firm Mr. Grossman has been counsel to numerous companies involved in M&A transactions including more than 30 SPAC M&A assignments.

  Mr. Grossman’s clients include SPACs, private equity and VC funds, bio-tech companies, medical device companies, software developers, FINRA registered broker/dealers and other companies involved in the financial sector, companies involved in homeland defense, mining companies, real estate developers, manufacturing companies, and a number of small businesses. The Firm represents over 100 public companies with respect to their ongoing 34 Act reporting responsibilities and general corporate matters and more than 25 investment banks.

  Mr. Grossman has represented a broad range of foreign companies including Israeli, Indian and Korean entities with an emphasis on Chinese companies who have listed in the United States. Mr. Grossman has counseled public companies in going dark and/or going private transactions as well as companies preparing for and responding to investigations and litigation resulting from short-selling attacks.

  Mr. Grossman has previously been associated with the RTZ Group (which includes Kennecott Copper Corporation and U.S. Borax and Chemical Corporation), an international conglomerate with approximately $8 billion in U.S. assets. He was also previously associated with the New York City law firms of Battle Fowler and Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley Myerson & Casey. Mr. Grossman was formerly a member of the advisory board of Wardenclyffe (a venture capital and investment firm). Mr. Grossman received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany and an LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University Law School. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and before the United States Tax Court and is a member of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Grossman is a founding member of the University at Albany Lawyer’s Association.

• June 10 2019

  Justin H. Grossman, a member of the Firm, focuses his practice on corporate and securities law, along with a significant emphasis on capital markets transactions. As a seasoned capital markets attorney, Mr. Grossman advises both issuers and banks in a wide range of financing transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs), registered direct offerings, private investment in public equity (PIPEs), follow-on offerings and private placements.

  Mr. Grossman is experienced in navigating clients through the complexities of federal securities laws and exchange listing requirements. He regularly assists in the preparation and negotiation of registration statements, underwriting agreements, and related disclosure documents. His counsel extends beyond the offering process to advising public companies on SEC compliance, corporate governance, and ongoing disclosure obligations.

  Additionally, Mr. Grossman advises private companies through early-stage financings, including seed and venture capital rounds. He helps founders and investors structure and negotiate financing terms, prepare investment documentation, and address key legal and business considerations at each stage of growth. His industry experience spans technology, life sciences, fintech, and consumer sectors.

  Recognized for his professional excellence, Mr. Grossman has been selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for 2024–2025.

  

• September 05 2024

  Lauren Hade, a Law Clerk at the firm, practices in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Ms. Hade received her J.D. degree from St. John’s University School of Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Law from Binghamton University.

  Ms. Hade is pending admission to practice in the state of New York.

• June 10 2019

  John J. Hart, a member of the Firm, is a corporate and securities attorney. His practice focuses on the representation of investment banks and institutional investors in securities offerings.

  Mr. Hart has extensive experience in registered directs (RDs), confidentially marketed public offerings (CMPOs), at-the-market offerings (ATMs), follow-on offerings and private investments in public equity (PIPEs) by companies, both domestic and foreign, in diverse sectors such as life sciences, digital currency, mining, education, renewable energy and technology. He regularly represents investment banks as agent in ATMs and leads the Firm’s practice on ATMs. He has experience with company representation, corporate governance, M&A transactions and other aspects of corporate and securities law.

  Mr. Hart is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and Reed College. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York. He was previously associated with Moses & Singer LLP and Weinstein Smith LLP. In his free time, he enjoys live music, city parks and restaurants.

• August 18 2025

  Yunhui (Howard) He, an associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, and merger and acquisition.

  Mr. He received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. He received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and master’s degree in law from Peking University.

  Mr. He is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Georgia. He is a native Mandarin speaker.

• October 21 2022

  Nathan Hyman, of counsel to the Firm, is a corporate and securities attorney. He focuses his practice on SPAC and capital markets transactions and corporate governance across a variety of industries. Mr. Hyman also advises clients on the public reporting requirements of issuers and shareholders.

  Mr. Hyman previously was an associate at Gross & Co., one of Israel’s largest law firms, where he represented Nasdaq-listed Israeli companies in connection with IPOs, private and public financings, and compliance with US securities laws and exchange requirements. Prior to working at Gross & Co., Mr. Hyman was an associate at Dentons US LLP in New Jersey.

  Mr. Hyman holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Yeshiva College and earned his Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in the states of New York and New Jersey.

• June 10 2019

  Shang Jiang, an Associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.  She has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border transactions.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Jiang was associated with the New York office of a top-tier Chinese law firm.  Ms. Jiang received her Juris Doctor and LL.M. degrees from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.  She also received an MBA degree from Indiana University Kelley School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Russian Language and a Bachelor of Law from Xiamen University.

  She was selected as a Rising Star in the Securities & Corporate Finance Practice Area for 2018 to 2025 by Super Lawyers publication.

  Ms. Jiang is admitted to practice in the State of New York.  She is a native Mandarin speaker.

   

  

• June 10 2019

  Martin J. Jones, of counsel to the Firm, concentrates his practice on the full range of business tax law.  His practice focuses on transactional matters. Mr. Jones regularly advises on federal and state tax issues related to mergers and acquisitions, real estate and partnership transactions, and domestic and cross-border debt and equity investments. He has extensive experience advising clients on the tax consequences of the formation and operation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and S corporations. Mr. Jones has represented active businesses, joint ventures and private investment funds in a broad range of tax matters. He has also successfully represented clients in federal and state tax controversies, including audits, appeals and settlements.

  Mr. Jones received his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law, his Juris Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University. He is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Texas and is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation. Mr. Jones has previously practiced with the firms of Pryor Cashman LLP, DLA Piper LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP.

• October 02 2023

  Gregg Kligman, a member of the Firm’s Labor & Employment practice group, focuses on management side employment litigation and counseling. Mr. Kligman’s practice includes defending clients in federal and state courts, before administrative agencies and in arbitration and mediation in cases alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, and other employment related claims, including class action litigation.  Mr. Kligman regularly counsels clients of all sizes, from family businesses to multinational corporations, across the spectrum of employment issues from pre-hire to termination, including recruiting, responding to harassment and discrimination issues, advising on managing leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance and benefits and drafting and reviewing policies and handbooks.  Mr. Kligman also assists clients with risk assessment and due diligence in connection with wage and hour matters and corporate acquisitions, advising clients on potential exposure based upon the incoming company’s employment practices.

  While Mr. Kligman’s representation spans many industries including manufacturing, retail and professional service providers, Mr. Kligman has developed a focus representing clients in the hospitality and restaurant industries including multi-venue restaurant groups, fine dining establishments, fast casual restaurants, coffee shops and bars.  Mr. Kligman’s experience with the hospitality and restaurant industries allows him to advise these businesses to ensure compliance with their unique wage and hour regulations and the complex issues they face as both an employer and a provider of services to the general public.

  Throughout the pandemic, the hospitality and restaurant industry has suffered severely.  Mr. Kligman’s employment law background, due diligence and frequent communication aided many of the firm’s clients, but his greatest impact was on our hospitality clients during their time of need and support.  The support he provided included assistance initially in advising on layoffs of employees and then onboarding employees in the new work environment, updating workplace policies to ensure compliance with new obligations related to COVID-19, and ensuring wage and hour compliance in the face of new staffing models.

  Prior to joining Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, Mr. Kligman was associated with the Firms Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC; Fox Rothschild LLP; and Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP.

  Mr. Kligman is a graduate of Cornell University and New York Law School.  Mr. Kligman is admitted to practice before the courts of the States or New York and New Jersey and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey.  Mr. Kligman has been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and was a Long Island Business News Leadership in Law Honoree in 2020.

• June 30 2025

  Felicitas Lacioppa, an Associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. She also has experience advising clients on cross-border transactions.

  Ms. Lacioppa received her LL.M. in Business, Corporate, and Finance Law from Fordham Law School in 2022. She earned her law degree in 2019 from Universidad de San Andrés, a top-tier law school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she also served as Editor-in-Chief of the university’s Law Review.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Lacioppa worked in the Finance and Capital Markets group of an international law firm, where she advised on debt securities issuances, including Rule 144A/Regulation S bond offerings, sovereign debt offerings, and liability management transactions. She also practiced in the Corporate Dispute Resolution and Financial Regulation team at a New York-based firm. Earlier in her career, she worked in the Corporate, Banking, and Capital Markets practices of leading law firms in Argentina.

  Ms. Lacioppa is admitted to practice in the State of New York and in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a native Spanish speaker.

• July 06 2021

  Meredith Laitner, is a member of the Firm and Leader of the Firm’s DeSPAC practice group and Co-Head of the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice group. Ms. Laitner’s practice is focused on complex transactional work representing companies, funds, investors, placement agents and financing sources in complex mergers and acquisition transactions, financings, purchases, roll-ups, minority and majority investments, joint ventures and collaborations, divestitures, sales and spin-offs, private placements, SPAC and deSPAC transactions and other securities offerings, capital raises and major corporate transactions.

  Ms. Laitner represents corporate sponsors, investors and private and public companies evaluating, pursuing or exiting business opportunities, as well as advising boards and committees on corporate governance matters. Some of the many industries in which Ms. Laitner has transactional experience include consumer goods and eCommerce platforms; health care, biotechnology and life sciences; alternative energy; financial services and transportation and mobility.

  Ms. Laitner is co-head of the firm’s “deSPAC” practice group, regularly leading legal teams representing SPACs and operating companies engaged in go-public transactions to list on US national exchanges.

• December 17 2021

  David Landau, a member of the Firm, is an experienced corporate attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and corporate governance.

  Mr. Landau has represented clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individual entrepreneurs to foreign governmental entities. He has negotiated numerous transactions over the years, including the acquisitions and sales of public companies, private entities, and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs).  He coordinates deal teams consisting of tax, intellectual property, real estate, employee benefits and executive compensation, and environmental attorneys. In addition, Mr. Landau has headed teams advising clients on equity and debt offerings and has rendered sophisticated advice to boards of directors and C-suite executives.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Landau was a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Ballard Spahr LLP, both AmLaw 100 firms, for most of his career.

  Mr. Landau was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of the Runway of Dreams Foundation, a not for profit, that works toward a future of inclusion, acceptance and opportunity in the fashion industry for people with disabilities.

  Mr. Landau has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.

• June 04 2021

  Eric Landau, Chair of Securities Litigation Department, has been a trusted legal advisor and trial attorney for four decades.  He represents public and private companies, directors, officers, shareholders and business leaders in a variety of industries, including financial, technology, health care, energy, fashion, pharmaceutical, entertainment, media, alcohol beverage, gaming and hospitality.

  As a securities litigator, he has defended directors, officers and issuers against securities class and derivative actions before state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country. Taking on the toughest of issues, Mr. Landau has been at the forefront of pivotal decisions in state law-based merger challenges and the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws.

  As corporate governance counsel, Mr. Landau has assisted boards of directors in reviewing and establishing procedures to help ensure compliance with their fiduciary duties and responsibilities. With his years of experience in the courtroom and boardroom, Mr. Landau also has helped guide corporate leaders through some of the most important and game-changing events in the life of a company, including advising with respect to proxy fights, hostile takeovers and advances by activist shareholders, as well as tender offers, mergers, and “interested director” transactions, to minimize litigation risk. He also has been chosen to lead numerous special committees through internal investigations as independent counsel.

  Having practiced in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Mr. Landau appreciates and understands the intricacies of some of the most demanding legal markets in the world, and is dedicated to helping his clients safely navigate the waters. Whether the situation calls for preventative policies and procedures, deal advocacy, dispute resolution, or bet-the-company litigation, Mr. Landau has the experience to strategically assess the challenges and opportunities and assist clients in charting the course.

  Mr. Landau presently serves as Chair of the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the Central District of California. He served as President of the Federal Bar Association, Orange County Chapter, and was a Delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. In addition, he previously served as an Executive Committee Member of the RAND Corporation Institute for Civil Justice.

  Mr. Landau is admitted to practice in the state courts of California, New York, Illinois and the District of Columbia, and before the United States Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit, Second Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Fourth Circuit, Tenth Circuit, and federal district courts in California, New York, Illinois, Virginia, Florida, Nevada and Michigan. He earned his law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1982 and holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology and Economics from Washington University’s College of Arts & Sciences.

  Education

  • Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
    • J.D. – 1982
  • Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
    • A.B. – 1979
    • Major: Economics
    • Major: Biology

  Bar Admissions

  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • Illinois
  • New York
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Federal Courts

  Published Works

  • Supreme Court Clarifies What It Means to “Make” a Statement for Rule 10b-5 Liability, 2011
  • Employee Contact with Opposing Counsel, 2011
  • Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split on Proof of Loss Causation at the Class Certification Stage, 2011
  • Supreme Court to Consider Circuit Split on Proof of Loss Causation at the Class Certification Stage, 2011
  • U.S. Supreme Court Rules That a Drug’s Adverse Event Reports May be Material to Investors Even Though not “Statistically Significant”, 2011
  • SEC Proposes Rules for New Whistleblower Program, 2010
  • Employee Contact with Opposing Counsel, California Bar Journal, 2010
  • Special Committees for Tough Economic Times and Beyond, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2009

  Honors

  • Southern California’s “Super Lawyers”
  • “Top Lawyers” in Orange County
  • “100 Lawyers You Need To Know In Securities Litigation”
  • “Securities Lawyer of the Year,” Century City Bar Association

  Past Positions

  • Thomas Whitelaw & Kolegraff LLP, Partner, Chair Securities Litigation Group, 2019 to 2021
  • Jones Day, Partner, Securities Litigation Group, 2008 to 2019
  • McDermott, Will & Emery, Partner, National Chair Securities Litigation Group, 2001 to 2008

  Professional Associations

  • Chair, Local Rules Advisory Committee, Central District of California
  • Former Executive Committee Member, RAND Corporation, Institute for Civil Justice
  • Former President, Federal Bar Association, Orange County Chapter
  • Former Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference

   

• June 10 2019

  Asher S. Levitsky, of counsel to the Firm, is a corporate attorney who’s practice relates primarily to business and corporate law, where he provides legal services and works closely with senior management for a wide range of business transactions including public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, including DeSPAC transactions, and private placements, representing underwriters or placement agents, issuers and investors, bridge or interim financings, early stage private financings, including venture capital financings, acquisitions and dispositions of assets including mergers and sales or purchases of assets and going private transactions and spin off transactions.

  Mr. Levitsky has also provided legal services involving licensing agreements relating to intellectual property rights and distribution agreements, and has represented clients in proxy contests for contested director elections. Mr. Levitsky’s clients include companies and investment bankers in the natural resources sector and his services involve agreements such as mineral royalty and purchase agreements as well as financing documents that relate to natural resources companies.  Many of his current transactions involve alternate methods of going public including deSPAC transactions, reverse mergers with public shell companied combined with a financing and registration statement.

  Mr. Levitsky is a member of the firm’s SPAC Group, China Practice Group and Israel Practice Group.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Levitsky was of counsel at Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP from June 2006 until February 2011, and for more than 15 years prior to that Mr. Levitsky was of counsel at Katsky Korins.

  He graduated from Cornell University, B.A. 1965 and received his J.D. cum laude, order of the coif, from New York University School of Law in 1968.

  Mr. Levitsky is admitted in New York, 1968 and to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, U. S. District Court, Southern District of N.Y., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of N.Y. and the U.S. Court of International Trade.

• September 11 2025

  Mia Li, an Associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, merger and acquisition and general corporate matters.

  Ms. Li received her LL.M. from New York University School of Law, where she was a research assistant for Center on Civil Justice at New York University School of Law. She received her Bachelor of Law from China Foreign Affairs University.

  Ms. Li is admitted to practice in the state of New York. She is a native Mandarin speaker.

• December 06 2021

  Carolyn Ma, an Associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.  She has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border transactions.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Ma was associated with the firm of Dentons Shanghai.  Ms. Ma received her LL.M. degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.  She also received her Master of Laws degree from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics and her Bachelor of Laws degree from Henan University.

  Ms. Ma is admitted to practice in the State of New York.  She is a native Mandarin speaker.

• June 10 2019

  Joseph E. Masiello, a member of the Firm, focuses his practice on transactional matters with an emphasis on structuring, documenting and servicing registered direct and PIPE financings. He represents investment banks and institutional investors that invest in private and public companies.

  Mr. Masiello received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, cum laude, in 2015. He received his B.B.A. in Finance, magna cum laude, from Temple University in 2011.

  Mr. Masiello is admitted to practice law in New York.

• May 15 2023

  Bryan McGarry is a seasoned litigator in the Southern California office of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP. His clients seek his advice and representation in high stakes real estate, contract, business tort, shareholder, and other complex commercial disputes. Mr. McGarry has substantial trial, litigation and appellate experience and has effectively represented domestic and international companies, organizations and business owners in trial, mediation and on appeal in state and federal courts, as well as in both domestic and international arbitrations. He acts for both plaintiffs and defendants in sophisticated business disputes, and has experience representing clients across a broad range of industries, including health and fitness, food and beverage, financial services and development and infrastructure. Mr. McGarry makes a point of learning his clients’ businesses, including their short-term and long-term business goals, and aims for a litigation strategy focused on best positioning his clients to achieve those goals.

  Before joining EGS, Mr. McGarry was a partner at another international law firm.

  Articles

  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – January 30 – February 3, 2023
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – November 14-18, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – October 17-21, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeals) – September 6 – 9, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeals) – August 29 – September 2, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – August 21-26, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – August 15-19, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – August 12, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – August 5, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – August 2, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court – July 22, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) – July 15, 2022
  • The California Supreme Court – July 1, 2022

• January 04 2022

  Vincent J. McGill, a member of the Firm, has a wide-ranging corporate practice with an emphasis on corporate finance and securities law. His experience includes the representation of issuers and underwriters and placement agents in public offerings and private placements, leveraged buyouts, reverse mergers, SPACs and the design of tax sensitive partnerships and LLCs including REITs.  He has participated in offerings of debt and equity for domestic US and foreign issuers. The offerings for which he has served as counsel have included simultaneous offerings of securities within and outside the United States, as well as public offerings and private placements in which the proceeds of the offering, combined with institutional debt financing, were used to complete a simultaneous acquisition of an operating business, real estate or commodities.

  In the representation of his clients Mr. McGill has been involved in all aspects of their businesses including senior personnel matters, the selection of Board Members and the negotiation and documentation of acquisition and licensing agreements involving core intellectual properties. Mr. McGill has been involved in all aspects of structuring transactions and consummating an offering, including bringing the principals to the table. He has represented a number of investment banks in connection with structuring issues, public offerings and private placements. On the other side of the table, Mr. McGill has represented issuers in various industries, including biotech, fashion, manufacturing, aerospace, telecommunications and real estate.  Mr. McGill has represented a number of his clients from their initial private placement through their public offering and successful listing on a US exchange.

  Mr. McGill became Managing Partner of Eaton & Van Winkle in 2012, graduated from Colgate University cum laude (A.B., 1977); received his JD from Hofstra University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, and received an LL.M in Corporation Law from New York University (1986).

• September 06 2024

  Mark A. McGuire, an Associate of the Firm, practices in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Mr. McGuire received his J.D. from Elon University School of Law in 2023. He received his M.S and B.S. in Accounting from Elon University in 2020, where he was also a member of the Varsity Football team for 4 years.

  Mr. McGuire is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey and is pending admission in the State of New York.

• April 05 2021

  Steven Mermelstein, of counsel to the Firm, is a corporate and securities attorney. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, venture finance, corporate governance, and general corporate law matters. He represents buyers and sellers in domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and joint ventures, as well as foreign and domestic issuers and investors in private placement and public offerings, including SPAC IPOs and PIPE financing transactions. Mr. Mermelstein also advises clients on the public reporting requirements of issuers and shareholders.

  Mr. Mermelstein previously was an associate at Goldfarb Seligman & Co., one of Israel’s largest law firms, where he represented venture capital and private equity funds in their investments into Israeli technology companies and represented Israeli companies in connection with private financings, public offerings, merger transactions and compliance with US securities laws and exchange requirements.  Prior to working at Goldfarb Seligman & Co., Mr. Mermelstein was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York.

  Mr. Mermelstein holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Yeshiva College and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York and is fluent in Hebrew.

  Mr. Mermelstein was selected as a Rising Star in the Business & Corporate Practice Area for 2024 by Super Lawyers publication.

  

   

• June 10 2019

  Michael Midura, Of-Counsel to the Firm, represents entities in all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on public and private equity finance, mergers, acquisitions and securities work.

  Mr. Midura’s experience includes representation of issuers of securities as well as investors in connection with both public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. In the mergers and acquisitions area., Mr. Midura has represented both buyers and sellers of business in a variety of industry sectors ranging from hospitality and real estate to biotechnology.

  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Midura was associated with the firms of Proskauer Rose LLP and Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP in New York.

  Mr. Midura received his Juris Doctor degree in 1997 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he graduated cum laude. He was also a member of the Cardozo Law Review. Mr. Midura graduated from the Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 1992 with a degree in European Area Studies. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

• November 19 2021

  Scott M. Miller, a member of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law.  Mr. Miller’s experience includes representation of investment banks, broker-dealers and issuers in public offerings, reverse mergers, PIPEs, private placement financing transactions and corporate mergers and acquisitions.  Mr. Miller also handles federal and state securities laws’ regulatory and reporting requirements for public companies, including the SEC and FINRA. Mr. Miller has represented businesses, from early to late stage, with a focus on technology, life sciences and consumer product companies, in connection with angel, seed, venture and other capital financing transactions.

  Mr. Miller received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania  in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in 1985.  He is admitted to practice before the State of New York, the State of New Jersey, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, and the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.

  Mr. Miller is a member of the New York State Bar Association, including a member of its Committee on Securities Regulation, and the American Bar Association.

• August 14 2025

  Chance Moore, an Associate of the firm, practices in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus in securities regulation, public and private offerings, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Mr. Moore received his J.D. degree from Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University.

  Mr. Moore is admitted to practice in the state of New York.

• March 01 2022

  Nahal A. Nellis, a member of the Firm, focuses his practice on acquisitions, mergers, securities, and representation of family offices.  He has extensive experience in public and private M&A, including public M&A and SPACs, private equity and securities, as well as acquisitions and sales of companies in auctions.  He also advises select entrepreneurial companies in formation, license and asset acquisition, and funding matters.

  Mr. Nellis similarly advises family offices and high net worth individuals in a range of transactions and matters, including strategic acquisitions, and dispositions, formations and strategic investment negotiations, and matters pertaining to family offices.  He also represents family offices and similar entities in their credit and derivatives arrangements with bulge-bracket and regional banks.

  Prior to being a partner at the firm, Mr. Nellis was a partner at a boutique cross-border corporate law firm.  He began his career at Dewey Ballantine LLP and was also associated with Dechert LLP in New York.  Mr. Nellis received a Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Cornell Law School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Stanford University.  He also has passed Level 1 of the Certified Financial Analyst Program.  Mr. Nellis is a member of the bar of each of New York, Israel and Florida.  He enjoys hiking, regional foods and medieval history.  Mr. Nellis is a board member of the not-for-profit board of directors (American) of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation.

• June 10 2019

  Michael Nertney, member of the Firm, focuses his practice on corporate and securities transactional matters with an emphasis on registered direct, underwritten secondary offerings, PIPE financings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and securities law counseling for private and public companies. Prior to joining the Firm, he was partner at Weinstein Smith LLP.

  Mr. Nertney received his J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University, cum laude, in 1999, where he served as an Article Editor of the Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology. He received his B.S. in Finance from Siena College in 1995. Mr. Nertney is admitted to practice law in New York.

• June 10 2019

  Stuart Neuhauser, a member of the Firm, and co-head of the Firm’s SPAC Practice, is a corporate and securities attorney with a focus on business transactions and corporate financings. Mr. Neuhauser has extensive experience in the public offerings of SPACs (on behalf of issuers and underwriters) and has played an important role in drafting and formulating the structural changes of the new generation of SPACs.  Led by Mr. Neuhauser (and other members of the Firm), EG&S has been one of the most active firms in the world in both SPAC IPOs and SPAC M&A transactions.  In addition, EG&S has acted as special SPAC counsel in connection with numerous Canadian SPACs.  Mr. Neuhauser has represented public companies (both domestic and foreign) in connection with their public offerings, PIPE financings, 34 Act reporting requirements, regulatory compliance (including ongoing compliance with the SEC, NYSE, NASDAQ, FINRA and state securities laws) as well as general corporate governance matters. Mr. Neuhauser has also represented investment banking firms in connection with private placements, public offerings and general advisory engagements, and has counseled both public and private companies, investment banking firms and investors regarding joint ventures, corporate restructurings, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions (including “reverse mergers” and SPAC M&A transactions) and other aspects of corporate and securities matters.  Mr. Neuhauser received a Juris Doctor degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a member of the Cardozo Law Review. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Adelphi University. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

  Recent speaking engagements:

  Stuart Neuhauser, Douglas Ellenoff and Matthew Gray; members of the Firm, were invited by Strafford to participate in a Webinar titled: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies: Structuring IPOS and Facilitating Future Mergers and Acquisitions.  The panel discussed the disclosure and operational requirements particular to SPACs, the timing and valuation parameters relating to SPAC target acquisitions and issues that may arise in a SPAC’s initial business combination. The panel also discussed the typical pricing of SPAC securities and trust accounts. 

• March 23 2023

  Steven R. Nevolis, a member of the Firm, practices in the Labor & Employment Practice Group. His practice encompasses a broad spectrum of services for management-side clients, including employment litigation and class actions, employment law compliance counseling, and traditional labor work in unionized work forces. He seeks to serve as an indispensable resource for his clients in analyzing, advising, and resolving any and all matters related to labor and employment law, allowing his clients’ businesses to operate with minimal disruption.

  He understands the increasing complexity of legal issues facing employers and the resulting challenges to effectively managing a workforce. To assist his clients, Mr. Nevolis frequently provides advice regarding compliance with various federal, state, and local laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Family and Medical Leave Act, New York Labor Law, and the New York State and New York City Human Rights laws.

  Mr. Nevolis has extensive experience defending his clients in connection with state and federal court litigations and before various administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New York State Division of Human Rights. His experience also includes working with clients on complex labor relations matters, including collective bargaining, labor arbitration, and defending against unfair labor practice charges. He also advises clients with respect to non-compete and non-solicitation agreements and will litigate to enforce these agreements and protect his clients’ interest.

  Mr. Nevolis was named a 2024 Tomorrow’s Leader by the organization International Employment Lawyer.  He has been selected as one of 40 rising stars who will be at the forefront of addressing future labor and employment challenges.

  Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2012, cum laude, Seton Hall Legislative Journal, editor-in chief
  • York College of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2009, cum laude
    

  Bar Admissions

  • New York, 2013
  • New Jersey, 2012
    

  Courts
  

  • U.S. Court of Appeals-Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court-Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court-Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court-District of New Jersey

• February 01 2023

  William Niklaus, an associate of the Firm, mainly works with the capital markets group with a focus on transactional matters and an emphasis on structuring, documenting and servicing registered direct and PIPE financings. He represents a variety of clients from investment banks to institutional investors.

  Mr. Niklaus received his J.D. from CUNY School of Law in 2022, and his M.B.A and B.S. in Accounting from St. John’s University in 2017 and 2016, respectively.

  Before joining the practice, Mr. Niklaus worked in a variety of Accounting and Finance roles, including a role with RSM’s Technical Accounting Consulting practice with a focus in Capital Markets.

  Mr. Niklaus is both a licensed attorney and a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.

• October 02 2023

  Brandon O’Sullivan, an associate of the Firm, mainly works with the capital markets group with a particular focus on public and private offerings, and general corporate matters. He represents a variety of clients from investment banks to institutional investors.

  Mr. O’Sullivan received his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in 2023, where he was the Managing Editor for the New York International Law Review. He received his M.S and B.S. in Accounting from Marist College in 2019.

  Mr. O’Sullivan is admitted to practice in the state of New York. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of New York.

• August 12 2019

  Trevor Okomba, a member of the Firm, represents clients in all aspects of corporate and securities law and focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions transactions, securities law compliance and general corporate law matters. Mr. Okomba also advises publicly-listed companies on regulatory and securities law compliance, including stock exchange-related compliance.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Okomba was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York, New York.

  Mr. Okomba received his Juris Doctorate from University of Pennsylvania Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Princeton University. Mr. Okomba is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

• September 09 2021

  Mark Orenstein, a member of the Firm, is a corporate and securities attorney. His practice is focused on the following securities transactions and securities-related matters:

  • public offerings of debt and equity securities (including SPACs and Regulation A+) and private placements (including PIPEs, other Rule 506 offerings and offshore offerings pursuant to Regulation S)
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • reverse mergers and spin-offs
  • compliance with the periodic reporting and other required filings under the federal securities laws
  • private equity and venture capital transactions
  • listing of securities on, and compliance with the corporate governance and other rules of, the NYSE and NASDAQ, as well as the OTC Markets, and filings with FINRA

  Mr. Orenstein started his career at the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to joining the Firm, he was a partner of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis and Snow Becker Krauss; a Senior Attorney at Kaye Scholer Fierman Hays & Handler; and Counsel at Eaton & Van Winkle and Mandelbaum  Salsburg.

  Mr. Orenstein is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

  Mr. Orenstein received his J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law and a B.A. (Cum Laude) in Political Science and Economics from City College of New York  (where he was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa).

• June 10 2019

  Geoffrey W. Parnass, a member of the Firm, specializes in complex corporate transactions including private equity and venture capital matters. Mr. Parnass is experienced in a wide variety of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions; private equity and leveraged buyout transactions; venture capital investments; joint ventures and technology licensing arrangements; bank financings, including asset-based lending; trademark registration; and recapitalization and work-out transactions. He also provides counsel in connection with the issuance of securities under Regulation D and registered public offerings under the Securities Act of 1933.

  Mr. Parnass also provides general counsel services to business organizations. He counsels on contract, regulatory, intellectual property, litigation management and all other major areas affecting the legal profile of an enterprise, including securities law, commercial contracts, distribution agreements, antitrust and trade regulation, intellectual property licensing and management, joint ventures, employment agreements and compensation structures and technology transfers. He has structured and documented a wide variety of marketing and new venture undertakings for manufacturing and service companies.

  Mr. Parnass received a B.A degree from Vassar College, a J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School, where he was the Notes Editor of the Law Review, and an LLM degree from Yale Law School. He was associated with the corporate law departments of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Dewey Ballantine LLP in New York and served for eight years as Vice President and General Counsel of Hunter Douglas Inc., a billion-dollar manufacturer of home furnishing products.

• June 10 2019

  Charles E. Phillips, a member of the Firm, focuses his practice on transactional matters with an emphasis on structuring, documenting and servicing registered direct and PIPE financings. He represents investment banks and institutional investors that invest in private and public companies.

  Mr. Phillips received his J.D. from New York Law School in 2007. He received an MBA and MSBM from the University of Maryland in 2004 and his Bachelor of Accountancy from the George Washington University in 2000. Prior to attending graduate school, he worked as an auditor for KPMG LLP. Prior to joining the Firm, Charles worked as an associate for Weinstein Smith LLP.

  Mr. Phillips is admitted to practice law in New York and Texas.

   

• January 07 2025

  Mayank Pradhan is an associate at the Firm, focusing his practice on securities, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and general corporate law. He represents both foreign and domestic issuers of securities, as well as investors, underwriters, and placement agents, in connection with public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. His work also includes ongoing regulatory compliance (covering requirements from the SEC, NYSE, NASDAQ, and FINRA) and advising on general corporate governance matters.

  Mr. Pradhan earned his LL.M. from UC Berkeley School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws from Hidayatullah National Law University. He is admitted to practice in New York and India.

• November 16 2021

  Constantina Price, an Associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law.

  Ms. Price received her Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law. She also received her Bachelor of Science in Political Science and International Relations from Saint Joseph’s University.

  Ms. Price is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

• June 10 2019

  Benjamin S. Reichel, a member of the Firm, is a corporate and securities attorney. His practice is focused on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and general corporate law. Mr. Reichel’s experience includes representation of issuers, investors, underwriters and placement agents in connection with both public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. In particular, he has experience with initial public offerings, secondary public offerings, SPACs, private placements and PIPE transactions. Mr. Reichel has represented public companies in connection with their ’34 Act reporting requirements, regulatory compliance and general corporate governance matters. He has also counseled both public and private companies regarding mergers and acquisitions (including “reverse mergers”), joint ventures, corporate finance, bank financings, and other aspects of corporate and securities law.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Reichel was a partner at a number of law firms, including Haynes and Boone, LLP and Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP.  Mr. Reichel received his law degree from New York University School of Law and received a B.A. in economics and finance from Yeshiva University. He is a member of the American Bar Association and admitted to practice in the State of New York.

• June 10 2019

  Lawrence A. Rosenbloom, a member of the Firm, is a corporate, securities and investment banking attorney who represents clients in all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on securities law compliance, public and private equity finance and corporate governance.

  Currently, Mr. Rosenbloom serves as a leader of the Corporate Department’s ’34 Act Group, where he oversees the Firm’s representations of public companies and their various corporate and securities needs. In this capacity, he also serves as a gateway for clients to other practice areas within the Firm, including labor and employment, intellectual property and litigation. He also regularly acts as outside general counsel to companies, advising them on a wide array of general commercial matters. During his career, he has developed significant experience in the life sciences sector, including representations biotechnology and medical device companies. He also has experience in the real estate sector, including work with real estate investment trusts and real estate opportunity funds.

  Mr. Rosenbloom’s experience includes representation of private companies, companies going public and publicly-listed companies in their securities compliance, stock exchange-related and general corporate and commercial matters and has routine interactions with applicable regulatory authorities, including the SEC, NASDAQ, NYSE and FINRA. In addition to representing issuers of securities, he represents investors, underwriters and placement agents in connection with both public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. In particular, Mr. Rosenbloom has significant experience with registered primary and secondary public offerings (including Registered Directs, Confidentially Marketed Public Offerings and SPACs) as well as private placement and PIPE transactions.

  Mr. Rosenbloom also has experience in the mergers and acquisitions area, having represented both buyers and sellers of businesses and assets in a variety of industry sectors in both public and private transactions.

  Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Mr. Rosenbloom was associated with the firms of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP and Battle Fowler LLP in New York. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Rosenbloom worked as an investor relations representative for publicly-traded companies.

  Mr. Rosenbloom received his Juris Doctor degree in 1997 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, was elected a member of the Order of the Coif and was a member of, and had his thesis published in, the Cardozo Law Review. Mr. Rosenbloom graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester in 1991 with a dual degree in Political Science and American History. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

• October 17 2023

  Ilya Ross leads EGS’ cannabis practice, providing legal solutions to a wide array of cannabis business and compliance needs. He specializes in public and private financing, corporate governance, securities law compliance, and acquisitions/strategic partnerships. He has assisted cannabis issuers ranging from start-ups to multi-state operators (and everything in between) in structuring complex transactions for regulatory compliance, multi-state application, and growth opportunities.

  Mr. Ross first began his practice of cannabis law in Massachusetts, where he worked on and structured some of the first multi-state transactions in the Northeast. Since then, he has worked on multi-state acquisitions and expansions and represented vertically integrated operators across jurisdictions, including California, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada and New Jersey.

  Mr. Ross also has extensive experience representing life sciences, emerging technologies and entertainment companies with 1934 Act compliance, 1933 Act transactions, commercial transactions and corporate governance. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School.  Mr. Ross has also previously worked in the capital markets and securities practice groups at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and Greenberg Traurig LLP.

  Mr. Ross’ passion and commitment to the cannabis industry extends to a desire to inform the future of cannabis success stories. He regularly sits on panels, instructs CLEs on the subject and has guest lectured the Cannabis Law course at Boston University School of Law.

• June 10 2019

  Jeffrey Rubin, a member of the Firm, is a corporate, M&A and securities attorney. From 2013 until 2016, Mr. Rubin was Vice President and General Counsel of the Financial Accounting Foundation, the parent of the US accounting standard setting organizations, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Prior to joining the FAF, he was a partner of Hogan Lovells US LLP and its predecessor firms, where he focused on domestic and international securities transactions, corporate finance transactions, private equity, M&A and venture capital, as well as corporate governance.

  Mr. Rubin has served as chair of the ABA’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, the nation’s largest and most prominent organization of securities lawyers, and also as chair of the ABA’s Law and Accounting Committee

  Mr. Rubin received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The State University of New York at Binghamton and his Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law.

• June 10 2019

  Lijia Sanchez, a member of the Firm, represents domestic and international clients in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation. She advises clients in connection with public offerings and private placements (PIPEs), ongoing SEC reporting requirements, mergers and acquisitions, federal and state securities law compliance and stock exchange listings. She has extensive experience in international business transactions, especially in Asia.

  Ms. Sanchez received her Juris Doctor degree at Cornell University School of Law in 2008 and received a Bachelor of Law degree at Fudan University, Shanghai in 2005. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York. She is a native Mandarin speaker.

• June 10 2019

  David Selengut, a member of the Firm, and has been a corporate, securities and private funds attorney for more than 38 years. Mr. Selengut has represented public companies in connection with their initial public offerings, secondary public offerings, 34 Act reporting requirements, regulatory compliance as well as general corporate governance matters. Mr. Selengut has also represented several investment banking and securities brokerage firms in connection with private placements and public offerings, and has counseled both public and private companies regarding joint ventures, corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and bank financings. Mr. Selengut has also created and advised several venture capital funds and hedge funds that invest in public and private securities, PIPEs and residential and commercial real estate. Mr. Selengut also advises companies regarding creative ways to become “public” without the necessity for reverse mergers and its associated costs and risks. Mr. Selengut represents several high net worth individual investors and is the sole general partner of two private venture capital groups with combined assets in excess of $30 million dollars.

  Mr. Selengut’s clients have included an international watch manufacturer with annual sales in excess of $100 million; a company whose subsidiaries are distributors of housewares products and medical, janitorial and dietary products; an international microwave and advanced network telecommunications systems developer; and a public multinational company. Mr. Selengut also organized and represents a syndicate that purchases commercial real estate in the City of New York which includes a portfolio of in excess of 2,500 residential apartment units.  Mr. Selengut also organized and represented a leading overseas equity crowdfunding platform that has invested in excess of $1 billion dollars in global startups.

  Mr. Selengut received a Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Hofstra University School of Law in 1981 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Economics from Touro College. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

• June 10 2019

  Joseph A. Smith, a member of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, is widely recognized as a leader in the field of Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs) and Registered Direct offerings, where he developed and perfected many of the most commonly used transaction structures including the intra-day and overnight shelf takedown, confidentially marketed public offerings (CMPOs), the self-liquidating convertible debenture and the equity line of credit.  Mr. Smith’s clients are mainly investment banks and institutional investment funds, where he and his team facilitate over 100 financing transactions each year, in real time.  He also assists broker-dealers with their regulatory issues. Under Mr. Smith’s leadership, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole has been ranked as the No. 1 legal adviser to placement agents every year since 2003.

  Mr. Smith spent two years as a Managing Director and registered principal with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., structuring and placing PIPE transactions with the then leading team in that business. Mr. Smith has undergraduate and MBA degrees from University of California, Berkeley and a law degree from UCLA. Mr. Smith is a regular speaker on legal issues relating to the PIPE and RD markets at the PIPEs Conference and other venues.

• February 01 2021

  Sophia Song is an associate in the Firm’s Corporate and Securities Department. She represents companies and investment banks on securities, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters – with focus on representing Chinese private companies in their initial public offerings (IPOs) in the U.S., and the public offerings of SPACs and the merger and acquisition of SPACs.

  Ms. Song received her J.D. degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2020 and her L.L.B and B.A. degrees from Shandong University. While in law school, she served as a student law clerk to the Honorable Katherine Polk Failla of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

  Ms. Song is admitted to practice in the State of New York. She is a member of the New York City Bar Association and the Asian American Bar Association of New York. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Asia Practice Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). She is a native Mandarin speaker.

• June 10 2019

  Lloyd N. Steele, a member of the Firm, practices in all areas of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and general corporate matters.  Mr. Steele has represented businesses in numerous industries, including financial services, real estate, media, advertising, fashion and apparel, consumer products and health care.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Steele was associated with the law firms of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Pryor Cashman LLP and McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP.

  Mr. Steele received a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, an LL.M. in taxation from the New York University School of Law, an M.B.A. in marketing and finance from York University and a B.A in economics and political science from the University of Toronto.  Mr. Steele is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.

• September 16 2025

  Alexa Tsuker, a Law Clerk at the firm, practices in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Ms. Tsuker received her J.D. Degree from New York Law School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from Boston University.

  Ms. Tsuker is pending admission to practice in the state of New York.

• January 07 2025

  Amy Wang, of counsel to the Firm, is engaged in a corporate securities practice focused on advising clients on investment transactions involving public and emerging growth companies, financings and restructurings, evaluation of investment opportunities, corporate governance, fund formation and operations, and compliance issues relating to portfolio management and investment advisors. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Wang served as General Counsel and Chief Operations Officer of Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC (“BCA”), an investment advisory firm in Park City, Utah, from 1999 to 2024. During her tenure at BCA, Ms. Wang presided over the negotiation and documentation of over 700 financing transactions utilizing various investment structures and instruments, advised on numerous restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and private equity financings, supervised portfolio operations, and monitored compliance with securities regulations.

  Ms. Wang earned her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and her undergraduate degree in Political Science, with a specialization in Business Administration, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Ms. Wang is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association (Business Law Division). Ms. Wang has also passed the Series 65 Uniform Investment Advisor Examination.

• June 10 2019

  Wei Wang, a member of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, represents domestic and international companies in corporate and securities matters with a focus on Chinese private and public companies. Born and raised in China and bilingual in Mandarin and English, Ms. Wang bridges cultural gaps with practical, business-oriented advice and helps China-based companies reach their corporate objectives.

  Ms. Wang focuses on representing private companies in China in their initial public offerings (IPOs) in the U.S., helping clients navigate the SEC review process and complexities associated with listings on the stock exchanges.  She also advises on the public offerings of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the merger and acquisition of SPACs. In addition, Ms. Wang represents public companies in connection with their public and private offerings, SEC reporting requirements, regulatory compliance (including ongoing compliance with the SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ) as well as general corporate matters.

  Ms. Wang received her L.L.M. and J.D. degrees from Fordham University and her L.L.B and B.A. degrees from Shandong University. Ms. Wang is admitted in New York.

• September 09 2024

  Doniel Y. Weiss, an Associate of the firm, practices in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, public and private offerings, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Mr. Weiss received his J.D. degree from Washington University School of Law. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Excelsior University.

  Mr. Weiss is admitted to practice in the state of New York.

• September 23 2025

  Frank Williams, a Law Clerk at the firm, practices in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Mr. Williams earned his B.A. in Philosophy and Classics from the University of Miami and his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he served as a Kirgis Fellow and Academic Excellence Fellow.

  Mr. Williams is pending admission to practice in the state of New York.

• June 10 2019

  Sarah E. Williams, a member of the Firm, is a corporate and securities attorney. Her practice is focused on securities, mergers and acquisitions, finance and general corporate law. She represents foreign and domestic issuers of securities as well as investors, underwriters and placement agents in connection with both public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. Ms. Williams has experience with primary and secondary public offerings (including SPACs) as well as private placements, PIPEs and reverse mergers. In the mergers and acquisitions area, Ms. Williams has represented both buyers and sellers of businesses in a variety of industries. Ms. Williams also provides counsel with respect to ongoing regulatory compliance (including ongoing compliance with the SEC, AMEX, NASDAQ, FINRA and state securities laws and regulations) as well as general corporate governance matters. She also has knowledge and understanding of the JOBS Act and CrowdFunding.

  Ms. Williams received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall Law School in 1999. While in law school, she served as a student law clerk to the Honorable William G. Bassler of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Ms. Williams is admitted to practice before the State of New York, the State of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. She is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

• June 10 2019

  Annie Y. Wong, Of Counsel to the Firm, focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity formation as well as general corporate matters.

  Ms. Wong received a Juris Doctor degree in 1980 from the New York University School of Law where she was a Root-Tilden Scholar, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from the College of Arts and Sciences of Cornell University.

  Ms. Wong is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese.

• April 26 2021

  Quentin Wong, an associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Wong worked as an associate at a boutique law firm specializing in fund formation law.

  Mr. Wong received his Masters of Law from the New York University School of Law in 2017, a Juris Doctor from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2016 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from New York University in 2013. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

• August 16 2023

  Donghai Yu, an associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, and merger and acquisition.

  Mr. Yu received his J.D. from William & Mary Law School, where he was a staff member for the Environmental Law and Policy Review. He received his B.A. in History from University at Buffalo, SUNY and his M.A. in Social Sciences with a concentration in History from The University of Chicago.

  Mr. Yu is admitted to practice in the state of New York.  He is a member of the American Bar Association.  He is a native Mandarin speaker.

• June 10 2019

  Jessica Yuan, a member of the Firm, represents domestic and international clients in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and corporate governance matters. She has extensive experience in international business transactions, especially in Asia.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Yuan was associated with the law firm of Loeb & Loeb LLP.

  Ms. Yuan received a Juris Doctor degree from American University, Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Amherst College. She is fluent in Mandarin. Ms. Yuan is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

• April 06 2021

  Summer Yuan, an associate of the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.

  Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Yuan was an associate at Hogan Lovells US LLP in New York.  Ms. Yuan received her Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in 2017, where she was a Thurgood Marshall Scholar, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011.

  Ms. Yuan is admitted to practice in the State of New York.  She is a native Mandarin speaker.

• April 13 2021

  Yingshuai (Elfa) Zhou, an Associate of the Firm, represents domestic and international clients in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, ongoing SEC reporting requirements, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.  She has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border transactions.

  Ms. Zhou received her LL.M. degree from The University of Iowa College of Law.  She also received a LL.M. degree from East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai, China.

  Ms. Zhou is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and qualified to practice law in China.  She is a native Mandarin speaker.

• September 15 2025

  Rachel Zhu, a Law Clerk at the Firm, practices in all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Zhu was trained at leading law firms in Shanghai, focusing on corporate governance and securities matters.

  Ms. Zhu received her LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law. She also received her Bachelor of Laws degree from East China University of Political Science and Law.

  Ms. Zhu is pending admission to practice in the state of New York. She is a native Mandarin speaker.

• September 06 2024

  Daniel Zvi, a Law Clerk at the firm, practices in corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on securities regulation, public and private offerings, periodic reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and general corporate matters.

  Mr. Zvi received his J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University at Buffalo.

  Mr. Zvi is pending admission to practice in the state of New York.