Robert F. Dow 404.873.8706 [direct] 404.873.8707 [fax] robert.dow@agg.com Area of Practice Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Governance

Mr. Dow is a partner of the firm, whose practice is primarily focused on securities and transactional matters including mergers, acquisitions, initial and other public offerings, and venture capital financing. Mr. Dow also advises public and private companies on corporate governance issues and SEC compliance issues. Mr. Dow is a CPA with experience as a financial analyst, corporate controller and "Big 4" auditor.

Professional Activities

• State Bar of Georgia Corporate and Technology Sections
• Certified Public Accountant (Florida and Georgia)
  
• Certified Management Accountant (Institute of Management Accountants - Vice President, 1996-present)
  
• Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (President, Buckhead Chapter, 1999-2002)
• Technology Association of Georgia
  
  
Recent Speeches and Presentations

• Internal Control Provisions of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, Georgia State University and the Georgia Society of CPAs, August 7, 2003.
• Internal Control Provisions of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, Georgia State University and the Georgia Society of CPAs, July 24, 2003.
• Internal Control Provisions of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, Georgia State University and the Georgia Society of CPAs, July 7, 2003.
• Whistleblower Provisions under Sarbanes-Oxley, AGG Employment Law Seminar, June 4, 2003.
• Whistleblowers and Alleged Corporate Misconduct: The New Threat for Public (and Private) Companies Under Sarbanes-Oxley, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Employment Law Seminar, June 4, 2003.
• Sarbanes-Oxley and the SEC – What do the New control Requirements Mean for Financial Managers, Financial Management Conference, May 8-9, 2003.
  
• Audit Committees - What is Required to Meet Market Expectations, Georgia Society of CPA's, Decision Makers Conference, April 23, 2003.
  
• Audit Committees - Update on SEC Requirements, Institute of Management Accountants April 10, 2003.
  
• Preparing for your Annual Meeting in light of Sarbanes Oxley and related corporate governance reform initiatives, National Association of Corporate Directors - Atlanta Chapter seminar, March 19, 2003.
  
• New Requirements for Audit Committees and New Disclosure Requirements, Georgia Society of CPA's, North Perimeter Chapter, March 18, 2003.
  
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Developments You Need to Know About, Georgia Society of CPA's, Atlanta Chapter, March 18, 2003.
• Audit Committees - The New SEC Requirements, Georgia Society of CPAs Buckhead Chapter, February 18, 2003.
• Sarbanes-Oxley Update and Corporate Governance and The New Auditor Independence Rules, Georgia Society of CPAs Gwinnett Chapter, February 18, 2003.
  
• Sarbanes-Oxley: The Requirements for your 10K, Client Breakfast Briefing by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, February 5, 2003.
  
• Audit Committees- The New SEC Requirements, Institute of Management Accountants, January 23, 2003.
  
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Developments You Need to Know About, Georgia Society of CPA's Accounting & Auditing Seminar, December 11, 2002.
• Sarbanes-Oxley Update: What You Need to Know, Institute of Internal Auditors, December 9, 2002.
  
• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Impact on the Accounting Profession, Georgia Society of CPAs Leadership Conference, November 1, 2002.
  
• Disclosure Requirements Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Institute of Management Accountants, October 24, 2002.
  
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Impact on Auditors, Client Companies and Audit Committees, National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Regional Conference, October 18, 2002.
  
• Congress Responds to the Enron Debacle: New Requirements for Public Companies and Their Auditors Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Georgia Society of CPA's, Fall Decision Makers Conference, October 18, 2002.
  
• Developments Affecting the Accounting Profession, National Association of Black Accountants, Atlanta Chapter, October 16, 2002.
  
• Audit Committees: What Is Required to Meet Heightened Market Expectations, Financial Management Conference, June 7, 2002.
  
• Audit Committees, Institute Management Accountants, January 24, 2002.
  
• Regulation FD: Dealing with Analysts, Client Breakfast Briefing presented by Arnall Golden Gregory, September 12, 2001.
  
• Avoiding Problems for Your Officers and Directors Under Section 16, Client Breakfast Briefing presented by Arnall Golden Gregory, January 18, 2001.
  
• How to Raise $1 Million for Your Company, Georgia State University Development Center, May 12, 1998.

Education
B.S., University of Florida, 1980
M.P.A., Georgia State University, 1984
School of Banking of the South, 1987
J.D., Georgia State University, 1992 (magna cum laude)
Georgia State University Law Review editorial board, 1990-1992

Admitted to Practice
State Bar of Georgia, 1992
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1992