November 19, 2015 — Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana LLP Partner and Chair of the Firm’s Corporate Department Joseph V. Cuomo will be honored by the Long Island Business News with the Leadership of Law award. The Leadership in Law Award recognizes experience, dedication, hard work, skill, and excellence and is dedicated to those individuals whose leadership, both in the legal profession and in the community, has had a positive impact on Long Island.
Joseph V. Cuomo concentrates his practice on the representation of private and public companies and emerging businesses with respect to business law and transactional matters. He serves as “outside” general counsel to numerous middle market private companies. His practice also encompasses the representation of institutional and individual investors (including venture capital funds) and private equity funds with respect to their portfolio company transactions.
Mr. Cuomo’s business and transactional experience includes corporate equity and debt financings, early stage and venture capital round financings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, entity formation and maintenance, shareholders agreements, limited liability company agreements, business divorce, shareholder oppression, corporate reorganizations and liquidations, securities law compliance, employment and consulting agreements, entertainment and sports agreements, manufacturing, supply and distribution agreements, private label agreements, marketing agreements, promotional agreements, and a wide variety of other commercial agreements.
Mr. Cuomo is the founder and director of the Long Island General Counsel Network, a networking group for Long Island and NYC metro area in-house counsel. Mr. Cuomo was named by Long Island Business News as one of its “40 Rising Stars Under the Age of 40,” (2002) and was recognized by L.I. Pulse Magazine as one of the region’s “Top Legal Eagles”. In addition, he has been selected by his peers as a New YorkSuper Lawyers.
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