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Suzan A. Abramson

Partner

Practice Areas

• Corporate and Securities
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Specialty Practices/ Industries

• Commercial Transactions
• Venture Capital
• Real Estate Investment Trusts
• PIPE Transactions
• Exchange Listing and Compliance

Education

• University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1984 National Moot Court Team, 1983-1984
• State University of New York at Buffalo, B.S., 1981 cum laude

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 1984

Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Listed in the Corporate Law section of The Best Lawyers in America 2010
• Orlando's Best Lawyers 2010 Orlando Magazine

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
Florida Bar Association, Business Law Section, Member
Orange County Bar Association, Corporate and Business Law, Prior Section Chairman
Association for Corporate Growth, Greater Orlando Chapter, Member of the Board of Directors

Community Activities

Women's Business Educational Council, Inc., Prior President and Member of the Board of Directors
Florida Council for High Technology, Prior General Counsel
Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Prior Treasurer
Junior Achievement's Project Business, Prior Consultant
Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando, Inc., General Counsel, Treasurer, Member of the Board of Directors
Professional Women's Exchange Committee, Prior Chair

Publications and Lectures

Frequent lecturer on corporate finance, venture capital and securities law

Representative Client Experience

Ms. Abramson has over 25 years of legal experience representing startup and growth companies. Her practice focuses on corporate finance, securities law, and commercial transactions. She has served as lead counsel for companies from their creation through their initial public offering and subsequent transactions.

Ms. Abramson's primary areas of practice include business structuring, mergers and acquisitions, bank financings, venture capital transactions, and public and private securities offerings. Her practice also encompasses regulation and reporting of publicly held companies, and the drafting and negotiation of all manner of commercial contracts. Ms. Abramson serves as outside general counsel for businesses across a wide spectrum of industries.

Ms. Abramson has focused her career on capital raising for growing businesses, including structuring and negotiating financing transactions, and compliance with federal and state securities laws. Her transactional experience, combined with her skills as a problem-solver and counselor for both publicly and privately held businesses, makes her ideally suited to help growth-oriented clients.

Prior Professional Experience

• Akerman Senterfitt, Shareholder (2004-2008)
• Katz, Kutter, Alderman & Bryant, P.A., Orlando, FL, Shareholder (2000-2004)
• Grocock & Abramson, Orlando, FL, Partner (1994 - 2000)
• Boroughs, Grimm & Bennett, P.A., Orlando, FL, Partner (1989-1994); Associate (1984 - 1989); Law Clerk (1983)
• United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Summer Honors Program, Washington, D.C., Summer 1982