(June 26, 2006. Boston, MA.) - Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green is proud to announce that Alexander H. Pyle has joined the firm, of counsel. Pyle brings a wealth of experience to the firm in the fields of corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law.
Joseph A. DiBrigida, president and managing director of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, said the firm is committed to expanding its Massachusetts practice through the addition of top-flight attorneys. "Alex Pyle is a top attorney in business- and technology-based law and advises companies in many fields, both public and private. We are pleased to add such a talented and versatile attorney to the team," DiBrigida said.
Pyle's practice focuses on advising software, communications, consulting, life science and other technology-based businesses, as well as more traditional business enterprises. Among the types of matters that he handles are: private equity financings; development and distribution arrangements; mergers and acquisitions; state and federal securities law compliance, including public company compliance; and new entity structuring and financing. Pyle also assists clients with general business matters, including employment agreements, executive compensation, equity incentive arrangements, restructurings and commercial contracts.
Pyle has addressed many pressing and important issues throughout his career. Before joining SPB+G, he was a principal at Van Wert, Zimmer & Conlin, P.C., in Waltham, Mass., which works closely with early-stage and established companies, often in an "outside general counsel" role. Before that, he was a partner at Foley Hoag LLP in Boston where he developed extensive experience with securities law, including Sarbanes-Oxley; mergers and acquisitions; private equity investments; corporate governance; software licensing and distribution; and complex service agreements. He also served as the general counsel and secretary for Lightbridge, Inc., a NASDAQ-traded company that provides software and services to the telecommunications industry.
Pyle is active in entrepreneurial organizations throughout Massachusetts. He serves on the board of directors of The ICA Group, Inc., a nonprofit provider of employee ownership, business development, and job retention services; and its subsidiary, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Inc., which invests in worker-owned and community based businesses. In addition, he served as a judge for the Harvard Business School's Business Plan Competition and is active with Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
Pyle received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1984, his M.F.A. from the University of Southern California in 1986, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1990.
Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green is a regional business law firm with offices in Manchester, Concord and Hanover, N.H., and Boston, Mass. The firm provides a range of sophisticated legal services to businesses and institutions in traditional and emerging areas of the law. Its diverse client base includes local and regional organizations, as well as national and international businesses with interests in the Northeast.
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