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CRAIG WEINERcweiner@hgg.com
Practice Areas: Legal Issues Facing High Net Worth Individuals and Venture Companies Mr. Weiner recently joined the firm. His practice encompasses the corporate, litigation and asset planning issues faced by high net worth individuals and venture companies. Mr. Weiner was the General Counsel of a NASDAQ National Market company for the past six years. During his tenure, Mr. Weiner directed all legal affairs including investments into the Company by high-net worth individuals, hedge funds, governmental entities and venture companies. He negotiated and prepared all third party licensing programs and managed the intellectual property portfolio. He was instrumental in the negotiation of domestic and international joint venture agreements, government grants, strategic alliances, and development agreements. In addition, during his tenure Mr. Weiner led the corporate reorganization of the company, including assets sales, financings, corporate governance (Board and shareholder issues) and the elimination of all material litigation. Mr. Weiner’s prior experience was entirely “big firm”. Mr. Weiner provided guidance to high net worth and corporate clients with respect to asset and estate planning issues as well as joint ventures, litigation strategy, strategic alliances, government grants, conducting on-line commerce, and assisted publicly traded and private clients in first and second-round financings. Mr. Weiner has extensive contract drafting/negotiating ability as well as in-depth experience assisting clients in raising private equity, venture capital, and institutional money. Mr. Weiner also has extensive litigation experience having participated in some of the highest profile cases and was national litigation counsel for a large LBO conglomerate. Moreover, Mr. Weiner has appeared on television numerous times including CNN and Fox. Mr. Weiner’s primary asset is his excellent ability to understand the business side of the corporate equation, not just the legal ramifications. |
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