NEW YORK, February 28, 2007 - Duane Morris LLP is pleased to welcome Peter W. Rothberg, formerly of Nixon Peabody LLP, and Laurence S. Hughes, formerly of Rivkin Radler LLP, as partners in its New York office. Both will join the firm's Corporate Practice Group.
Peter focuses his practice on the preparation and negotiation of public and private securities financing documentation and related contracts (including merger and acquisition agreements), on all aspects of securities law, and on advising clients regarding general business matters. His contract experience includes venture capital investment agreements and fund formation documentation as counsel to venture capital funds and sponsors. He has served as counsel to portfolio companies invested in by venture capital funds and has worked on securities purchase and sale agreements, placement agent and underwriting agreements, asset acquisition and disposition agreements, and stockholder agreements. His securities experience includes public and private offerings, periodic and other disclosure matters with federal and state regulatory agencies and securities law compliance. He has served as a general counsel in companies working in software development, semiconductor manufacturing, lighting manufacturing and distribution, e-commerce, computer peripherals manufacturing, apparel distribution, healthcare and aircraft engine servicing. He has represented life insurance premium finance agencies in matters related to regulatory issues as well as lending and borrowing transactions.
Peter earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1977, where he was a member of the editorial board of Law and Policy in International Business. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, in 1974 from Bowdoin College, where he was a James Bowdoin Scholar.
Larry handles a wide variety of general corporate and commercial matters, including the structuring, negotiation and documentation of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial finance transactions and joint venture, licensing, distribution, equipment purchase, commercial lease, partnership, shareholder, limited liability company, and employment transactions and agreements. Larry advises clients on compliance with federal and state securities laws, corporate restructuring, dispute resolution, litigation management and corporate governance. His diverse corporate finance experience includes the representation of clients in syndicated lending facilities, asset-based financings, public and private securities offerings, leveraged buyouts, and asset securitizations.
He has had in-house experience on the client side, having served as general counsel of a publicly held petroleum distribution company and as president and general counsel of an advanced manufacturing technology company.
A 1981 graduate of Brooklyn Law School, he earned his B.A. from Fordham University in 1977.
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