Dickinson Wright PLLC Attorney Mark R. High to Moderate American Bar Association Panel on Shareholder Agreements

May 27 2010

Dickinson Wright PLLC attorney Mark R. High will moderate a live audio Webcast panel on shareholder agreements for the American Bar Association on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. The Webcast and accompanying teleconference will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST.

This Webcast will review topics that can be covered in shareholders agreements, and will discuss specific strategies that can be used to solve issues. Participants will learn what must be covered in buy-sell provisions, what should be covered, and what can happen without coverage; what other topics can be included; how to address funding issues among related companies upon an owner's death; how private equity investors use shareholder agreements; and the ethical issues involved in drafting shareholders agreements. Please visit www.abanet.org for more information.

In his practice, Mr. High counsels buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions in a number of industries. He also serves as counsel to closely-held corporations, private equity firms and domestic offices of Canadian and other foreign businesses.

Mr. High has a B.A. (with honors) from The College of Wooster, Ohio, and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law. He has served as a Council Member and is a past Chair of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He serves on the Business Law Advisory Board of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and is Co-Chair of the Corporate and Securities Committee of the U.S. Law Firm Group.


About Dickinson Wright PLLC

Dickinson Wright PLLC is a full-service law firm with more than 40 practice areas. Founded in 1878, Dickinson Wright has approximately 260 attorneys in offices located in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Ann Arbor, and Lansing, Michigan; Nashville, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; Washington, D.C.; and Toronto.