McLEAN, Va. (PRWEB) November 08, 2022
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Jeffery M. Chiow will present and Shareholder Scott Meza will moderate a panel at the Association for Corporate Growth event titled “Transactions in the Space Industry Sector; Accelerating Momentum in the Federal and Commercial Markets” Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. Greenberg Traurig, an event sponsor, will host the discussion at the firm’s Northern Virginia office.
During this event, panelists will discuss the current state of transactions in the growing sector, recent transaction acquisitions, as well as private and public investment in the space sector, space related technologies and capabilities, the role the U.S. government will play in the expansion of the commercial and defense space industry sectors, and federal budget priorities.
Chiow represents clients in litigation and government investigations related to government contracts, including federal and state bid protests and claims. He has deep experience in the aerospace and defense sectors, as well as cybersecurity, technology services contracting, and schedule contracting. Prior to entering private practice, Chiow was a U.S. Marine Corps weapons and sensors officer in the F/A-18D Hornet. This experience informs his work with cutting-edge technology in the areas of space systems, cloud computing, weapons platforms, and IT systems. Chiow also advises businesses on compliance matters, working with government contractors to develop tailored strategies for addressing complex business, legal, and regulatory issues.
Meza, a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate Practice, has more than 25 years of experience assisting businesses in complex transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs of public and private companies, and sophisticated equity and debt financings and recapitalizations. His broad industry experience includes managing transactions for technology-based companies as well as companies operating in highly regulated environments like government contracting, telecommunications, and health care. Representative transactions include stock-for-stock combinations, cash-out mergers, tender and exchange offers, management buyouts, stock and asset purchases, distressed company acquisitions, corporate spin-offs and divestitures, and corporate governance matters.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Corporate Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Corporate Practice comprises more than 550 lawyers in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America who regularly advise public and privately held companies, entrepreneurs and investment funds on global mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital, underwritten and syndicated offerings, commercial finance and syndicated lending, cross-border transactions, and general corporate matters. The group’s industry experience includes transactions in a wide range of fields, from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and life sciences fields, to representations involving clients in the aviation, banking, consumer products, energy, food and beverage, health care, manufacturing, media, technology, and telecommunications sectors.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts Practice helps companies navigate the highly regulated acquisition and compliance processes of federal, state, local, and foreign governments and their agencies. The firm’s attorneys and governmental affairs professionals assist both experienced contractors and newcomers with a broad array of issues arising from, for example, sales of commercial off-the-shelf and customized products, services, and managed solutions to governments at all levels. The practice also focuses on meeting the transactional and U.S. regulatory needs of clients in the commercial, defense, aerospace, information technology, telecommunications, medical and health care, and other high-tech sectors.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2500 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021 and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, and NLJ 250. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program certifies that the firm’s U.S. offices are 100% powered by renewable energy. The firm is often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.