Michael t. Voytek

Palazzo Alaimo Building

746 Westfield Avenue

Bridgeport, CT

(203) 374-4778

EXPERIENCE

Voytek Law Firm January, 2005 - Present

Main Office in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Satellite Offices in New York, New York and Atlanta, Georgia

Managing Member. Oversee representation of such clients as corporate entities (public and private, start-up to established, US and non-US), private equity firms, hedge funds and entrepreneurs/individuals in such areas as mergers and acquisitions, financings, securities, joint ventures, contracts, disputes and entertainment. Manage operations and growth of private law firm with offices in Atlanta, Connecticut and New York.

Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP September 2003 – December, 2004
New York, New York

Corporate Of Counsel, Corporate Law Department. Manage and close complex corporate transactions, including middle-market mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities law matters. Serve as outside general counsel to numerous companies, providing general corporate legal advice on a wide variety of issues; played key role in revitalizing mergers and acquisitions and private equity practice groups.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, L.L.P. June 1994 – September 2003
Atlanta, Georgia and New York, New York

Corporate Of Counsel, Business Law Department. Extensive work on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and securities law matters. Experience in managing and negotiating transactions; drafting major agreements; providing general corporate legal advice in a general counsel role; and fostering client development. Represent numerous non-U.S. companies engaged in U.S. trade or business, including British, Australian and German-based clients.

Goodwin, Procter & Hoar March 1993 - June 1994
Boston, Massachusetts

Corporate Associate, Corporate Law Department. Extensive work on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private placements, venture capital financings and securities law matters. Experience in managing and negotiating deals; drafting major agreements; working with investment management clients on securities law matters and organization of investment vehicles; and fostering client development.

Lord Day & Lord, Barrett Smith September 1990 - February 1993
New York, New York Summer 1989

Corporate Associate, International Corporate Law Department. Substantial work in international legal group including representation of foreign clients in mergers with and acquisitions of U.S. companies, private placements and subsequent general corporate work for U.S. subsidiaries. Experience in conducting due diligence, drafting stock and asset purchase agreements, and participating in negotiations. Performed general corporate work for domestic clients.

EDUCATION

Emory University School Of Law Juris Doctor With Distinction
Atlanta, Georgia May 1990

Achievements:Graduated in Top 15% of Class

  • Managing Editor, Emory International Law Review
  • Author, "Not Playing with Apartheid: How to Enforce the Sports Boycott Against South Africa", Emory Journal of International Affairs
  • Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Ethics
  • Dean's List - 3 years

Fairfield University B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Political Science
Fairfield, Connecticut May 1987, 3.8/4.0 GPA

Honors / Activities:

  • Recipient, Passarelli-Guinta Award for Excellence in the Study of Political Science
  • Century III Leadership Scholarship
  • Harry S. Truman Scholarship Finalist for Highest Political Science G.P.A.
  • Founder and President, Phi Kappa Theta
  • Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honor Society
  • Elected Representative, FairfieldUniversity Student Legislature
  • Chairperson, Operation Participation
  • Honors Program Thesis: "John F. Kennedy and the Camelot Myth"
  • Deans List - 4 years

BAR ADMISSIONS:Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Georgia

References Available Upon Request