Bio

Ray Stewart is a member of the Corporate and Securities, Government Contracts and Tax practice groups. He has over 25 years of experience in providing legal, financial, tax, transactional, merger and acquisition and capital formation services, with a particular emphasis in the services, technology, manufacturing, franchising and government contracting industries. Also a CPA, Ray combines a strong legal background with a solid understanding of the financial consequences of business transactions, including management strategies that result in improved operational efficiency. He has assisted businesses in a number of different industries execute growth strategies through acquisition and integration. He often assists in the development of business plans and the financial structuring of start-up and middle-market companies. He has also devoted substantial time to a broad range of business transactions, including public offerings, private placements, debt restructurings, contract, lease and joint venture negotiations, investment target identification, due diligence and operations analysis. Ray assists U.S. companies in doing business in emerging markets, as well as emerging markets-based companies that wish to access U.S. capital markets. His clients include publicly-held and closely-held corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates and individuals. Ray served as an Adjunct Professor in the Georgetown University Masters of Tax Program for many years, where he taught U.S. Taxation of International Operations.