Bio

Dennis Summers is a member of Taylor English’s Corporate Department. Mr. Summers advises clients in business transitions involving employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), mergers and acquisitions and corporate and general business law matters. He has broad experience in a variety of industries, with an emphasis on service industries, health care, technology, staffing and construction. Mr. Summers has represented clients involved in virtually every aspect of ESOP transactions, including corporate sponsors, trustees, shareholders, and buyers and sellers of ESOP companies. He advises businesses at all stages of their development, from formation, through acquisitions, divestitures, succession planning and liquidity events, such as sales to strategic and private equity buyers. Mr. Summers counsels middle-market and closely held companies with regard to their financing needs, corporate governance, shareholder disputes and exit strategies.