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Peter E. Reinert

Partner

Practice Areas

• Corporate and Securities
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Federal Tax

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1984
• University of Miami, LL.M., Taxation, 1986
• State University of New York at Buffalo, B.S., 1978 cum laude

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 1984
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Listed in the 2007-2008 Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law portion of the Best Lawyers in America
• Outstanding Committee Chairman of the Year, Business Law Committee, Orange County Bar Association
• Orlando's Best Lawyers Orlando Magazine

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
Orange County Bar Association, Chair, Business Law Committee, 1999-2003
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Dade County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, President, 1991
Professional Certifications
CPA licensed in Florida and New York

Community Activities

BioOrlando of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Founding Member, 2006-present
Enterprise Florida, Florida Life Science Council, Member, 2007-present
University of Central Florida Incubator, Executive Advisory Board, Member, 2002-present
Central Florida Innovation Corporation - Emerging Business Network, Executive Advisory Board Member, 2001-2003
Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc., Chairman of the Board 2004-2005, President 2002-2003, Director 2000-2005, Treasurer 2000-2002, Executive Committee Member 2000-2004
Christian Service Center of Central Florida, Inc., President 2004, Director 2000-2004, Treasurer 2002-2003
Rebuilding Together of Central Florida, President 2007, Director 2003-present

Publications and Lectures

Author, "Florida Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Code,: Datatrace, 2002, Supplement 2007
Speaker, "Mergers and Acquisitions in the Healthcare Industry," BioFlorida Conference, 2005
Speaker, "Negotiating the Term Sheet," Florida Venture Conference, Gainesville, 2003
Speaker, "Mergers and Acquisitions," KPMG National Conference, Orlando, 2000
Speaker, Central Florida Innovation Corporation Capital Conference, 2000-2004
Speaker, "Corporate Accountability after Sabanes-Oxley," University of Central Florida, 2002
Author and Speaker, "Mergers and Acquisitions in Florida," National Business Institute, 2002
Speaker, "Advanced Estate Planning Techniques," Florida Bar Tax Section, Annual Meeting, Florida, 2000
Speaker, "Florida Limited Liabilities Companies," Orange County Bar Association, 2000
Moderator, "Practicing Before IRS: Dawn of a New Day," Florida Bar Tax Section, Mid-Year Meeting, Florida, 2000
Speaker, "Mergers and Acquisitions," Orange County Bar Association, Florida 1999
Speaker, "Compliance with Antitrust," General Electric National Conferences, 1992-1995
Speaker, "Choice of Entities Bridge-the-Gap Seminar," Florida Bar, 1988-1991
Author,"Estate Planning for the Non-Resident Aliens," Florida Bar Journal, 1990
Author of numerous additional articles and commentary on, and frequent lecturer regarding, such topics as taking companies public, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, corporate law and securities regulation

Representative Client Experience

• Represented many public and private companies (including leading consolidators) in mergers, acquisitions and sale transactions (including General Electric Company, CNL Financial Group, NationsRent, Inc., AutoNation, Inc., and Kemper Insurance Companies)
• Represented many diverse businesses and entrepreneurs in raising (private and pre-public) equity, venture and debt capital including monetization transactions valued in excess of $2.4 Billion
• Served as issuer's counsel and special Florida counsel in numerous public and private securities offerings (including CNL Real Estate Advisors, Priority Healthcare Corporation and Florida Public Utilities)
• Represented public and private companies successfully before the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission regarding antitrust compliance and anti-takeover issues

Prior Professional Experience

• Akerman Senterfitt, Shareholder, Orlando Corporate Practice Group Leader (1998-2008)
• General Electric Company, Senior Counsel - Transactions (1992-1997)
• GE Service Management, Inc., Vice President and General Counsel (1994-1997)
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Law Clerk (Miami, 1983-1984)
• KPMG, Florida, Tax Senior (1983-1985)
• Ernst & Whinney, New York, Advanced Tax Accountant (1977-1981)
• Certified Public Accountant, Florida (1984)
• Certified Public Accountant, New York (1980)