Jeff Stewart 404.873.8670 [direct] 404.873.8671 [fax] jeff.stewart@agg.com Area of Practice Mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, buyouts, strategic alliances; private and public offerings of securities. Chair of Mergers & Acquisitions/Strategic Alliances Practice Chair of Nanotechnology Practice

Experience
For two decades, Mr. Stewart has served businesses at all stages of their growth by:

• representing acquiring companies in the consolidation of their industries through acquisitions made with cash or stock;
  
• representing financial groups or management in buyouts of companies;
  
• representing sellers in the sale of business to targeted suitors in competitive bidding environments to maximize the purchase price;
  
• representing businesses in private equity financing from angel, venture capital, or strategic investors;
  
• representing businesses in public offerings of stock facilitated by underwriters with industry experience;
  
• representing businesses in structuring and establishing strategic alliances to access capital, intellectual property, research and development, and sales and distribution channels;
  
• counseling start-up businesses in their choice of legal entity (corporation, "S" corporation, or limited liability company); and
  
• representing private and public companies in the establishment of stock option plans.

Media
Mr. Stewart has been interviewed by local, regional and national publications on mergers and acquisitions and strategies for growth.

Education
A.B., Dartmouth College, 1974 (magna cum laude)
J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1978 (Board of Editors, Emory Law Review, 1977-1978)

Developing an Effective E-Business Strategy, 2000
Georgia Institute of Technology, Dupree College of Management

Professional and Community Activities

• President, Georgia Nanotechnology Alliance, Inc., 2003 -
• Alexis de Tocqueville Society, United Way, 2000
  
• President, Association for Corporate Growth--Atlanta, 1993-1994
  
• Director, International Board of Directors, Association for Corporate Growth, 1993-94
  
• Director, Association for Corporate Growth--Atlanta, 1989-1995

Executive Committee
Member of Executive Committee of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP