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FN:Laurence S. Lese
TEL;WORK:+1 202 776 7815
TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX:+1 202 379 9746
EMAIL;WORK;PREF:Lese@duanemorris.com
N:Lese, Laurence S.
TITLE:Partner
ORG:Duane Morris LLP
ADR;INTL;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;;Duane Morris LLP | Suite 1000 | 505 9th Street, N.W. | Washington, DC 20004-2166 | USA | 
URL;WORK:http://www.duanemorris.com
NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:  Laurence S. Lese is a partner in the law firm Duane Morris LLP and practices in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Lese has been with Duane Morris since 1997. He practices corporate and securities law and advises his clients in the areas of business law and finance and compliance with federal and state law relative to corporations, partnerships and other business entities. His practice focuses on compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 regarding public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, publicly registered syndicated oil and gas limited partnership offerings, mergers and acquisitions; and compliance with the reporting requirements, proxy solicitation rules and insider trading regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and corporate governance under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. He represents clients before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the state securities commissions.  He lectures frequently on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is a member of the firm's Sarbanes-Oxley Act Committee.     

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Lese was a special counsel, an assistant branch chief and an attorney-advisor in the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Colorado and Maryland, he is a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section of The District of Columbia Bar.    He is a 1970 graduate of Cornell University Law School and a 1967 graduate of Cornell University.

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