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DALE R. BARINGER is a member of The Baringer Law Firm, LLC, and has 27 years of experience. His areas of emphasis are in the fields of tax law (planning, business transactions, dispute resolution and tax litigation), securities law, bankruptcy law, corporate law, business organizations, commercial and business litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and life, accident and health insurance law. Mr. Baringer is certified as a specialist by the Louisiana State Bar Association in the field of tax law. He is a hearing officer for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. Mr. Baringer has been a frequent lecturer at seminars on topics covering various business organizations, choice of business entity, ethics and numerous tax topics. He earned his B.S. degree from Louisiana State University, his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University School of Law and his LL.M. degree from Georgetown University. Mr. Baringer is a member of the Louisiana State (member, Taxation Section, Corporate Law Section), American (member, Taxation Section, Business Law Section), Baton Rouge and Federal bar associations, and the Bar Association of the 5th Federal Circuit Court. SHAWN H. KIEFER is an attorney with Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poiterent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P. in their business and commercial transactions practice group. Mr. Kiefer's prior practice experience includes a combination of commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and transactional work, which gives him a unique perspective on business transactions. His current practice involves a variety of international and domestic commercial transactions including secured finance, real estate, acquisitions, and divestitures of privately held companies and their assets, syndicated financing involving state and federal incentive tax credits, special projects and a variety of other contractual relationships. Mr. Kiefer earned his J.D. degree and his BCL degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University. Mr. Kiefer has served as a judicial extern to Judge James J. Brady of the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana and as an adjunct professor of business law at Louisiana State University at Alexandria. ROBERT A. KUTCHER is a partner in the law firm of Chopin, Wagar, Richard & Kutcher, LLP, where he practices in the areas of commercial litigation, real estate, franchises and franchising litigation. He is the author of "Recent Developments in Business Entities," Louisiana State Bar Association's Recent Developments Manual. Mr. Kutcher has spoken for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Louisiana State Bar Association, the Loyola Law School and Tulane Law School on topics relating to ethics and business entities. He earned his B.A. degree from Cornell University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Loyola University. Mr. Kutcher is a member of the Louisiana State (House of Delegates), New York State, Federal and American bar associations, and former chairman of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. WILLIAM C. PEREZ is special counsel to the law firm of Adams and Reese LLP, where he is a member of the corporate/securities/mergers and acquisitions team in the firm's New Orleans and Washington, DC, offices. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Mr. Perez has extensive experience in all aspects of public and private company corporate and securities matters. He earned his B.B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi, his M.B.A. degree from Loyola University, his J.D. degree from Loyola University, New Orleans School of Law and his LL.M. degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Perez is a member of the Virginia and D.C. (Member, section on Securities Law) bar associations , Association of Corporate Counsel, New Orleans Young Leadership Council, Turnaround Management Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association. In the community, he is active with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and is a coordinator for St. Jude volunteers in the Greater New Orleans metro area. LEON H. RITTENBERG III is a member of law firm of Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer LLC, where his areas of practice include trust and estate planning, business law, mergers and acquisitions, probate administration, vessel financing, business formation, taxation, IRS examinations and controversies, vessel acquisition/disposition, business governance, agreements among owners, local and state sales and use tax, and federal and state income tax. He frequently lectures on long-term care, wills and trusts, pensions and IRAs, tax and estate planning, and malpractice issues. Mr. Rittenberg earned his B.S.E. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Tulane University of Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
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