Bio

Jeffrey Ott represents businesses and financial institutions on M&A, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and compliance with securities laws and general corporate and business matters. He has successfully completed well over 100 M&A transactions, and his experience features many public company transactions, including tender offers. Jeff regularly counsels publicly traded companies and their directors, officers and shareholders on strategic and compliance issues under federal and state securities laws for financial reporting, public offerings, stock transactions, proxy solicitations, tender offers and acquisitions. In addition to the success of his representation, one distinguishing feature of Jeff’s practice is the sheer number of bank M&A transactions he has handled – both large and small, ranging from a $5 million purchase to transactions in the billions, regardless of the state where the buying or selling bank is located. He also does a significant amount of securities work with banks, including assisting them with subordinated debt offerings. A tough but fair negotiator, Jeff is adept at handling both the buy and sell sides of transactions. He particularly enjoys the role of close advisor. “It is rewarding to help families realize the benefits of a lifetime’s worth of hard work so they can retire and finally take it easy. And, on the buy side, I enjoy helping companies mature and move into new markets. The best thing about transactional law is that, when done right, both sides can – and, ideally, will – win.” “Clients come to and can count on me when they want to buy or sell a business. They have confidence that the deal will be done successfully, and they’ll walk away feeling good about it.”