Gerald A. Adler

Partner

Tel: (212) 400-4848
Cell: (646) 418-6454
Email: gadler@aspllclaw.com

Practice

With over 30 years of experience in securities law, Mr. Adler has focused his practice on securities regulation and compliance—public and private equity and debt offerings, related federal and state matters, mergers and acquisitions, including reverse mergers, venture capital financing, and corporate law and governance.

Mr. Adler has extensive experience in representing issuers and investment banking firms in public and private securities offerings, as well as buyers, sellers and financial advisors in a variety of transactions involving public and private business combinations. He represents a cross-section of clients, including broker-dealers who function as underwriters and placement agents, traditional manufacturers, software developers and technology companies, and is also regularly consulted for pre-public offering advice. He works with his placement agent and underwriting clients in all aspects of the due diligence process prior to conducting offerings as well as working with corporate clients—both public and private—on all aspects of due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Adler’s experience prior to entering private practice was serving as an Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York in the Bureau of Securities and Real Estate Financing and Special Counsel to the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Adler currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Investment Banking Association, a not-for-profit corporation, which serves as an association for national, regional and independent broker-dealers, investment banking firms, investment advisors and related capital market service providers. Mr. Adler was a Captain in the Judge Advocates General Corp in the United States Army Reserves.

EDUCATION

• Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
• Louisiana State University, B.S. Business Administration

BAR/MEMBERSHIPS

• New York State Bar
• American Bar Association

PRACTICE AREAS

• Securities/Going Public
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• General Corporate Law
• Broker-Dealer Compliance