Mr. Shapiro has retired from active participation with the firm. During his years of active practice, his primary areas of practice were corporate & business law, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law.

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Education

• Ohio University, B.A., History and English, 1969
• George Washington University, M.A., History, 1973
• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1976

Experience

• Management of complex acquisitions, including those in regulated industries such as banking and health care
• Preparation and negotiation of acquisition agreements and related contracts
• Preparation of SEC filings related to mergers of registered companies in the banking industry
• Preparation of private offering memoranda
• Advice regarding exemptions from federal and state securities registration
• Organization of business and nonprofit corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies
• Advice regarding governance issues in corporations and other entities
• Advice to Boards of Directors regarding decision making in acquisition and other contexts
• Preparation and negotiation of commercial loan documentation
• Representation of banks and borrowers in commercial loan transactions

Distinctions

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV (Highest)
• Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law

Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar, Inactive

Memberships

• American Bar Association, Member, Negotiated Acquisitions Committee of the ABA Business Law Section; Member, Editorial Committee for the American Bar Association Model Asset Acquisition Agreement Task Force

Publications & Presentations

• Speaker, West Virginia State Bar - Continuing Legal Education Seminar "Accounting for Lawyers," 1992, Topic: "Lawyer's Responses to Audit Inquiries"
• Speaker, West Virginia State Bar - Continuing Legal Education - 8th Commercial Law Institute, 1995, Topic: "Problems and Pitfalls of LLCs"
• Speaker, American Bar Association Teleconference Seminar, 1997, Topic: "Letters of Intent"
• Speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1999, "Using Letters of Intent in Business Acquisitions"

Community Involvement

• CAMC Foundation, Inc., Former Trustee and Appropriations Committee Chair
• Sunrise Museum, Inc., Former Trustee and Finance Committee Chair
• West Virginia Health Right, Inc., Director
• Mid-Atlantic Council of the Union for Reform Judaism, President
• Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement, Member, Steering Committee