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New York, New York
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212.407.4159

212.504.3013

Mitchell S. Nussbaum
Partner and Chair, Corporate and Securities Practice Group

Mitch Nussbaum focuses on corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on representation of U.S. and foreign public corporations, investment and commercial banks, private emerging growth companies in public and private financings (equity and debt), and federal securities law compliance. He has had extensive experience with technology and other companies in the U.S., as well as a broad range of companies in Asia, particularly in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and Thailand. Mr. Nussbaum has represented numerous Asian companies that have listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

He provides general corporate, securities, and business counseling to corporate clients and their officers and directors. He advises investors and investee entities with respect to venture capital financings. He also negotiates and documents acquisitions, mergers, reverse mergers, proxy contests, tender offers, and control contests and has represented issuers and underwriters in more than 50 SPAC offerings.

Representative Experience

Represented the first Chinese, Taiwanese and Thai companies to list on the American Stock Exchange.

Publications/Speeches

Speaker, Roth Capital Presents "China Comes to Vegas", Las Vegas, Nevada (November 19-21, 2008)
Speaker, DealFlow Media PIPEs Conference 2008, New York, New York (November 12-13, 2008)
Speaker, The Future of the SPAC Market: Fall 2008, Cambridge, Massachusetts (October 27-28, 2008)
Panelist, Maxim Group 2nd Annual Growth Conference, New York, New York (October 7, 2008)
Panelist, Doubledown Media's SPAC Thought Leadership Forum, New York, New York (June 24, 2008)
Speaker, The SPAC Phenomenon: What Special Purpose Acquisition Companies Mean for Business Owners, Private Equity Funds and Advisors, Los Angeles, California (June 18, 2008)
Speaker, DealFlow Media Reverse Merger Conference 2008, Los Angeles, California (June 18-19, 2007)
Speaker, DealFlow Media's SPAC Conference 2008, New York, New York (June 4-5, 2008)

Media Mentions

SPAC PIPE Activity a Mixed Bag By Jose Gose, The PIPES Report
Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Enters Into Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Nine VLCCs and up to $50,000,000 Investment Marketwire
Law Firms Compete for Chinese Companies' IPO Action By Sheri Qualters, The National Law Journal
Blank Checks IPOs - SPACs to be Back in '07 IPO News Desk, IPO Vital Signs
Chinese Companies Ringing the Bell on Many Exchanges Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Where Underwriters Leave Off, PE Pros Pick Up With SPACs By Mark Cecil, Buyouts Newsletter

Distinctions

Ranked Number Five IPO Issuer's Lawyer by IPO Vital Signs Leadership Rankings (2007)
Named in "40 Under 40 -- Making Their Mark" by IDD Magazine (December 2007)
Ranked Number One IPO Issuer's Lawyer by IPO Vital Signs Leadership Rankings (2006)
Named "New York Super Lawyer" in Securities and Corporate Finance by Law & Politics (2006-2008)

Syracuse University College of Law, J.D.,

Member, Syracuse University Law Review

University of Rochester, B.A.

New York