Paul Hess

Director

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Paul assists clients of all sizes in the areas of business, tax and securities, and mergers and acquisitions law.  He advises clients ranging from start-ups and small businesses, to mid-size business and public companies. He joined Kegler Brown in 1990.

Business
Paul advises clients in all phases of business law matters, including business structure selection, issues involving organization, reorganization, and acquisition and liquidation of various entities.  Paul has also advised boards of directors and officers of both public and private companies regarding their duties and responsibilities to the organization, as well as to the owners of such organizations.  In addition, he counsels CEOs and other officers, individual directors, and boards of directors on a variety of corporate governance issues.

Securities
Paul has a wealth of experience in advising clients in the legal, technical and financial aspects of raising capital through the offering of equity and debt securities.  He routinely counsels clients regarding the planning and conducting of private placements and public offerings, including IPOs, leading clients through the complex areas of federal and state regulatory requirements involved in capital financings.  Paul assists clients in capital requirements, from small private placements for newer businesses, to institutional and venture capital financings for mid-stage businesses, to IPOs for emerging businesses, to ongoing federal securities law compliance for established public companies.

Mergers & Acquisitions
Paul counsels clients regarding complex business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, reorganizations and joint ventures, and routinely advises sellers and buyers regarding asset and stock purchases.
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