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David B. Shapiro

Of Counsel

Charleston, WV

office 304.340.3853

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Publications & Presentations

Community Involvement

Resources

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.

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

Corporate & Business Law Mergers & Acquisitions Real Estate

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

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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

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

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"

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