KMK Law Partner Michael J. Moeddel Named Among The M&A Advisor 40 Under 40 Recognition Awards in Legal Advisors Category
Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) May 09, 2014 -- Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law) partner Michael J. Moeddel has been named a winner of The 2014 M&A Advisor 40 Under 40 Recognition Awards in the Legal Advisor category. The awards program recognizes leading professionals working in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, turnaround, and financing who have reached a significant level of success in the industry while still under the age of 40. Winners are chosen for their accomplishments and expertise from a pool of international nominees by an independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders.
Michael J. Moeddel is a partner with KMK Law’s Business Representation & Transactions Group. He represents public and private companies in a general counsel capacity on a broad range of corporate legal matters, with a particular emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, capital market transactions and other complex business transactions. In the negotiation of acquisitions, Moeddel represents clients in all aspects of the transactions, including structuring the transactions, negotiating financing terms and documentation, to transitioning the business into a company’s existing structure.
Moeddel also regularly represents investors in structuring and negotiating private placements of securities, including venture capital and private equity transactions. He has represented angel investors, venture capital firms, private equity investors, and mezzanine lenders in structuring investments in start-up enterprises and existing businesses. Moeddel also has worked with investee companies and entrepreneurs in negotiating terms of investment and exit transactions, corporate governance, and operational matters. His experience includes the representation of public companies regarding a wide variety of securities issues particular to public companies, including corporate governance matters and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Moeddel currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, on the Grants Committee of the Cincinnati Bar Foundation, as a Board Member of the Southwest Ohio Council on Child Abuse, and a member of the Ohio Bar Association's Corporate Law Committee. He recently completed a seven year commitment as a Director (last two years as Chairman) of the Greater Cincinnati Sports Corporation, whose events annually generate 100,000 visitors to the region. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitor's Bureau. In 2006, Mike was appointed by Mayor Mallory to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission where he served for three years and was responsible for overseeing Cincinnati’s 27 recreation centers, 41 aquatic facilities, and 2,500+ acres of outdoor athletic facilities. At KMK Law, Moeddel has served important roles in many firm committees and efforts, including the firm's Diversity Task Force, Hiring Committee, and Employee Benefits Committee. Moeddel has been named to The Best Lawyers in America® and to Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars.
The 2014 M&A Advisor 40 Under 40 awards will be presented at a gala ceremony on June 24, 2014, in New York City in conjunction with the 2014 Emerging Leaders’ Summit. This is the second consecutive year that a KMK Law partner has been named a winner in The M&A Advisors 40 Under 40 Recognition Awards.
About Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
The law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a nationally-recognized law firm delivering sophisticated legal solutions to businesses of all sizes — from Fortune 100 corporations to start-up companies. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers® 2014 recognized KMK as a leading law firm in Ohio in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, and General Commercial Litigation. KMK earned three national rankings (Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, and Venture Capital Law) and 36 metropolitan rankings in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” report by U.S. News and Best Lawyers. Founded in 1954, KMK has approximately 110 lawyers and a support staff of 150 employees. Additional information is available at http://www.kmklaw.com.
Susan M. Kurz, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, http://www.kmklaw.com, +1 (513) 579-6544, [email protected]
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