Experienced attorney and capital markets consultant with past experiences including time spent as both the CFO and General Counsel of a publicly traded nanotechnology company, as well as in private law practice. My specific skills include: - Corporate governance, general corporate and securities law, including Sarbanes-Oxley; SEC and public-company financial reporting; - Strategic legal and business planning, including mergers, reverse mergers, initial public offerings, acquisitions, divestitures, bankruptcies, securities, capital transactions and strategic investments; - Corporate, partnership, individual and property tax return preparation and tax resolution, including audit defense, lien/garnishment removal and criminal/civil tax trial representation; - Merger and acquisition advisory and due diligence, including buy-side transactions, recapitalizations, business valuations, review of strategic alternatives; tax advantaged structures and bankruptcy/insolvency situations; - Complex