Bio

Jason Balog is a member of the Corporate and Securities Practice Group with over 20 years of experience. Jason has built a diverse practice focusing on the representation of clients in general business matters, mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions. His clients range from start-ups, to closely-held businesses, to private equity groups, to Fortune 500 companies. Jason is co-leader of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Area Team. Jason is an established business transaction advisor that regularly represents middle market companies in mergers and acquisitions. Jason has also represented companies in cross-border merger and acquisition transactions as well as complex restructurings. Jason often works with sellers of closely-held companies in the sale of their companies to strategic investors or private equity buyers. Jason is an active member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association currently serving as the Co-Chair of the Joint Task Force on Short Form Model M&A Documents. In the past Jason acted as an editor of the ABA publication Using Legal Project Management in Merger and Acquisition Transactions: A Guidebook for Managing Deals Efficiently and Effectively as well as a co-leader of the Representations and Warranties working group for the Revised Model Asset Purchase Agreement Task Force. Jason serves as general corporate counsel for many businesses overseeing all aspects of corporate planning and business advisory services. He is well versed in private equity and venture capital investments, financing transactions, and general corporate planning. Jason also counsels clients in wide variety of corporate matters including, entity formation, corporate governance, tax-based planning, business operations, production agreements, product development, marketing and advertising development, product packaging, retail sales promotions and contests, contractual agreements, confidentiality agreements, supply and distribution agreements, disclosure agreements, technology development and licensing, outsourcing, strategic alliance and teaming arrangements, consulting and service agreements, and distributor/dealer relationships.