Bradley J. Wyatt

Brad Wyatt is a member in the firm's Corporate practice group. Mr. Wyatt regularly advises companies in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance matters and general contracting. Mr. Wyatt also has extensive experience representing both public and private companies in securities matters and has helped numerous clients secure additional capital through public and private debt and equity financings. Mr. Wyatt's representative experience includes:

Public Securities

• Represents publically-traded companies in regular ’34 Act filings and compliance , including Annual, Quarterly and Current Reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K 
• Represents domestic and foreign shareholders in Section 16 compliance, including Form 3, 4 and 5 filings 
• Represents publically-traded companies in mergers and acquisitions and related filings and registration statements, including representation of private Michigan corporation in acquisition of publically-traded company through reverse merger

Private Securities 

• Represents issuers in private securities offerings under Regulation D and non-profit exemptions 
• Represents private equity and venture capital funds in fund formation, capital raising, and acquisition and disposition of portfolio companies 
• Counsels private equity and venture capital fund managers with regard to securities compliance and registration requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act, Investment Advisors Act and related SEC Rules 
• Specialized expertise in Michigan Blue-Sky compliance 
• Represents public bond issuers and underwriters in Blue Sky compliance matters

Corporate Law and Governance

• Advises a variety of for-profit and non-profit entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, non-profit corporations, and limited partnerships, in entity choice, formation, dissolution and governance 
• Regularly advises public and private boards of directors regarding governance questions

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Represented Sellers in $100 million stock sale of software company 
• Represented Purchaser in $30 million acquisition of private health care company 
• Represented software company in reverse acquisition of publically-traded company 
• Represented construction company in acquiring assets in bankruptcy sale 
• Represented both buyers and sellers in stock and asset deals of varying size and complexity; ability to “right-size” for smaller transactions

Contracts

• Experience drafting a wide variety of contracts, including confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, non-competition agreements, service agreements, equipment leases and manufacturing agreements
• Represents auto suppliers in drafting standard terms and conditions 
• Represents tier 1 auto supplier with purchase and supply agreements 

International

• Represented manufacturers in establishing maquiladora operations in Mexico
• Represented Colombian and Chinese corporations in acquisition of equipment and other assets in the United States 
• Represented U.S. lender in consolidating and selling loan portfolios of Mexican subsidiaries 
• Represented international software company in dissolution of foreign subsidiaries

Commercial Lending

• Represented commercial lenders in loans and loan facilities, including representation of commercial lender in obtaining and perfecting ship mortgage on vessel registered in the Marshall Islands

• Michigan State Bar, Member
• Texas State Bar, Member
• Michigan State Bar Securities Committee, Member
• Michigan Venture Capital Association, Member
• Xconomy Detroit, Member

• Panelist, MVCA Member Briefed on Registration Requirements of Dodd-Frank Act, January 2011
• Fundamentals of Corporate Law: Entity Choice, Formation and Governance, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Fast Start Program, December 2008
• Survey of Corporate and Contract Law, Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors, October 2008

• Spanish