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.

Bar Admissions

Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar, Inactive

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

Significant Accomplishments

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

Seminars/ Presentation

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"

Speaker, West Virginia State Bar - Continuing Legal Education Seminar - 11th Commercial Law Institute, 2002, Topic: "An Overview of the New West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act"

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"