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THOMAS C. BUCKLEY is a partner with Stanley, Esrey & Buckley, LLP, where he practices in corporate, real estate and other aspects of business law. Mr. Buckley's corporate practice includes advising individuals and private and publicly held companies regarding business formation, corporate governance matters, joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, compliance with federal and state securities laws and a wide variety of other corporate matters. His real estate practice focuses on real estate ownership structures, including drafting and negotiating agreements to document equity investments in real estate, as well as real estate finance transactions, including initial financing, assumption and defeasance transactions. Mr. Buckley also represents developers and real estate investors in raising capital for real estate projects. He earned his B.A. degree at Bowling Green State University, and his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia College of Law, where he was the notes editor for the Virginia Environmental Law Journal. Mr. Buckley is a member of the State Bar of Georgia (Business Law and Real Estate sections), the American Bar Association, and the Society of Corporate Governance Professionals. GREGORY K. CINNAMON is a partner in the law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, where he practices in the areas of international, corporate, mergers and acquisitions law. Mr. Cinnamon spoke for the Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education on "Buying and Selling Privately Held Businesses" and he speaks frequently on the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and on joint ventures and international mergers and acquisitions for CLE. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Louisville. Mr. Cinnamon is a member of the American Bar Association (Business and International sections), the State Bar of Georgia (Business and International sections), the New York Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar. MICHAEL D. CROSS JR. is a member of the Alpharetta business and technology law firm of Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC, where his areas of practice include partnership and LLC law, mergers and acquisitions, franchise law, and general corporate transactions. For the past ten years, Mr. Cross also has served as an adjunct professor at Reinhardt College, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses involving business law, media law, entrepreneurial law, organizational leadership, and ethics. He also speaks frequently at continuing education seminars. Mr. Cross serves on the board of several organizations, including the Development Authority for the City of Alpharetta, of which he is the chairman, and is a founding board member of several non-profit organizations, including the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation, Inc. Mr. Cross has worked with the Georgia Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism since 2005. In 2010, he was selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars for his work representing entrepreneurs, investors, and privately-held companies. He earned his B.A. degree from Anderson University, his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law and his LL.M. degree, with honors, from the University of Alabama. Mr. Cross is admitted to practice in Georgia and Indiana, as well as before the U.S. Tax Court. JUSTIN S. DANIELS is a shareholder with the firm Wagner, Johnston & Rosenthal, P.C. Mr. Daniels' corporate practice consists of representing businesses and business owners in all aspects of their operations from structuring new ventures, advising on acquisitions and divestitures and reviewing and negotiating key vendor, franchise, employment and customer contracts. He has represented a variety of clients in the manufacturing, technology, professional services, consulting and retail industries. Mr. Daniels' commercial real estate practice consists of representing investor syndicates and commercial developers who acquire, develop, finance and sell commercial real estate. He has advised investor syndicates and commercial developers in the retail, industrial, office, apartment building and residential subdivision market segments. Mr. Daniels is a frequent writer on commercial real estate topics and has published articles that include, "Finding the Right Title", "The LLC versus the S-Corp", "Underappreciated Commercial Lease Provisions" and "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Thinking About Exit Strategies at The Outset". He also practices in the health care industry representing business entrepreneurs and commercial developers servicing the healthcare profession. Mr. Daniels has assisted with the acquisition of medical office buildings and suites, as well as the negotiation of key supplier and vendor contracts with health care companies. He also writes the legal column for the Maxsell Real Estate blog http://maxsell.net/category/real-estate-law. Mr. Daniels is a National Business Institute faculty member who has taught seminars nationwide to other attorneys and accountants on topics such as LLC's Versus the S Corporation and Drafting LLC Operating Agreements. He has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by the Georgia Super Lawyers in 2006, 2007 and 2009. Mr. Daniels earned his B.A. degree from Virginia Tech University and his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Duquesne University. CHAD HOEKSTRA is the President of HH Advisors LLC, a financial advisory services firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm's financial advisory services include business and intangible asset valuation, transfer pricing analysis, family limited partnership valuations, fairness and solvency opinions and litigation support consulting services. Mr. Hoekstra worked in a public accounting firm environment from 1994 to 1999 and 2000 to 2004. His experience includes more than ten years of full time experience providing business valuation, litigation support consulting and investment banking services. Mr. Hoekstra earned his B.A. degree from Central College, where he was a Rolscreen Scholar. He is a Certified Public Accountant, and is accredited in business valuation, and is an accredited senior appraiser. Mr. Hoekstra is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Georgia Society of CPAs, the American Society of Appraisers, and the Atlanta Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers. He speaks and writes frequently in his areas of expertise. JOSEPH C. MANDARINO is a partner with the law firm Stanley Esrey & Buckley, LLP, is a tax attorney whose practice focuses primarily on planning for business entities and their owners. Mr. Mandarino writes and speaks on a variety of topics. His articles have appeared in the National Law Journal, Mergers & Acquisitions magazine, Tax Notes Today, the Journal of Real Estate Taxation, the Journal of S Corporation Taxation, the Journal of Multistate Taxation, Tax & Finance Newsletter and the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation. In addition, he has spoken at meetings and seminars organized by numerous organizations, including the American Bar Association, the White House Conference on small businesses, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Georgia Electronic Commerce Association, the Federation of Exchange Accommodators, the International Reinsurance Conference, the Service Corps of Retired Executives and the United Way, as well as several panel-type TV discussion programs. Mr. Mandarino earned his B.A. degree, from the University of Toronto, his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Loyola University School of Law and his LL.M. degree, from New York University School of Law. PETER E. MORGAN is a business lawyer with Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC, where he provides effective corporate counsel to entrepreneurs and owners of privately held businesses. Mr. Morgan's practice focuses on business law, including general corporate transactions and litigation related to contract law, mergers and acquisitions, franchise agreements and franchise disclosure documents for both franchisees and franchisors, and partnership agreements. He also practices in the areas of LLC operating agreements, employment and independent contractor agreements, and noncompetition, nonsolicitation and nondisclosure agreements, commercial real estate, including financing agreements, lease preparation and negotiation. Additionally, Mr. Morgan practices in the areas of contract negotiation and review, and commercial real estate closings, and intellectual property, including state and federal trademark applications and licensing agreements and disputes. He earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Stirling University in Scotland, his M.A. degree and Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Riverside, and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Georgia State University College of Law.
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