Alex focuses his practice on commercial real estate, securities offerings, tax structuring, intellectual property, start-up and operating businesses. His services include company formation; commercial contract review, negotiation and drafting; public and private securities offerings; public securities offerings; mergers and acquisitions; and trademark clearance and registration. Alex has advised numerous sponsors on real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), 1031 syndications and private placements of real estate investments. Alex is an adjunct professor at the Appalachian School of Law, teaching a course titled "Entrepreneur Law," a practicum course that gives students hands-on experience in servicing a business client in the various stages of its life cycle, including projects such as limited liability company formation, advising the client on capital raising, and disposition of the company in a private M&A exit.
Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, Securities and Financial Regulation (L.L.M.)
West Virginia University (J.D.)
West Virginia University (M.B.A.)
University of Virginia, History (B.A.)
Law Licenses:
Commonwealth of Virginia
District of Columbia
Affiliations:
Catalyst Community Group, LLC, President (affordable housing development)
Gratisfied, LLC, Co-Founder and General Counsel (organic nutrition snacks)
Premium Title, LLC, Manager (commercial real estate title insurance agency)
Sunset Holler, Inc., a Virginia non-stock corporation and IRC 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, Chairman of the Board (developer and owner of an amphitheater)
Tillage Advisors, LLC, Outside General Counsel
Previous Experience:
Appalachian School of Law, Adjunct Professor
Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, PLC, Corporate and Securities Attorney
Supreme Court of Virginia, Law Clerk for Justice Elizabeth McClanahan
World Bank, Short-Term Consultant
Startup Virginia, Mentor