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Clients count on Ernie for his practical business judgment and pragmatic approach to structuring, negotiating, and closing deals. He is an experienced transactional attorney, having assisted numerous U.S. and international clients in transformative mergers and acquisitions and complex commercial transactions valued in excess of $2.5 billion across multiple industries, including manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, food and beverage, e-commerce and retail, education, software, and industrial and business services. As a former business owner, Ernie brings his real-world experience to the table when counseling clients, always focused on learning the details of clients’ business operations to help develop long-term strategies for growth and reducing risk while resolving day-to-day issues in a timely and cost-effective manner. As a trusted advisor, Ernie effectively serves as outside general counsel to a number of emerging and middle market companies, advising such clients on their entity formations, capital raises (convertible debt, SAFEs, and priced financings), restructurings, supply and services agreements, material vendor contracts, loan documentation, and merger and acquisition activities. He also often assists clients with ownership disputes and succession planning transactions. Outside of his practice, Ernie serves as the Managing Director of an institutional venture fund and as an adjunct professor, teaching classes such as Contract Drafting, Technology Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
