Dick joined the firm in 1980 and has been a director since 1987. Since 2013, Dick has served as the firm's Managing Director. He is the former chair of the firm's Corporate Department and concentrates his practice in corporate governance, corporate transactions (M&A), and securities regulation, including SEC regulation, private securities offerings, formation of private investment funds, and registered investment adviser and broker representation.
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Richard A. Samuels
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Recognized Since:1993
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Location:900 Elm Street, 10th FloorManchester, NH 03101
Dick joined the firm in 1980 and has been a director since 1987. Since 2013, Dick has served as the firm's Managing Director. He is the former chair of the firm's Corporate Department and concentrates his practice in corporate governance, corporate transactions (M&A), and securities regulation, including SEC regulation, private securities offerings, formation of private investment funds, and registered investment adviser and broker representation.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Union College, B.A., graduated 1974
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire, 1980
- Massachusetts, 2009
Affiliations:
- American Bar Association: Business Law Section Committee on State Regulation of Securities and Committee on Corporate Laws - New Hampshire Liaison
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire - Former Board of Directors and Chairman
- City Year New Hampshire - Board Member
- Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce - Board Member
- Greater Manchester YMCA - Past Trustee and Chairman, serves on various YMCA Committees and provides legal counsel
- New Hampshire Bar Association: Continuing Legal Education Committee - Former Chair
- New Hampshire Bar Association: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section - Former Chair
- New Hampshire Governor's Revenue Estimating Panel - Member
- New Hampshire Legislature, Business Tax Commission - Former Member
- New Hampshire Pro Bono Referral System Governing Board - Former Chairman
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Corporate Law, Manchester (2009)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Energy Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Awards:
- Woodward/White's Best Lawyers in America: Banking, Corporate, Energy, and Securities Law
- Chambers USA: Named as Leader in Corporate/Commercial
- AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Business New Hampshire Magazine: Top Attorney in Mergers & Acquisitions (2012)
Areas of Expertise:
- Broker-Dealer
- Closely-Held Businesses
- Corporate
- Corporate Compliance
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- General Corporate
- Investment Management
- Limited Liability Companies
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- New Bank Formations
- Partnership and Limited Liability
- Private Equity
- Private Funds
- Publicly-Held Companies
- Regulatory
- Securities
- Transactions
- Venture Capital
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