Richard E. Helm III

Practices

• Corporate Transactions & Securities
• Commercial & Public Finance

Professional Experience

Richard is a member of the firm's Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions; federal and state securities law filings and compliance; securities offerings for publicly held companies; private placements of securities; franchising; and corporate organization and governance of nonprofit and for profit entities.

Richard is admitted to practice in the State of Ohio.

Education

• The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2008, Associate Editor, The Ohio State Law Journal
• Susquehanna University, B.S., 2005, magna cum laude and University Honors

• Assisted a large privately-held company in bankruptcy restructuring, a subsequent tax restructuring, a sale of certain assets of its subsidiaries and various credit refinancing efforts.
• Conduct on-going review of various contracts for publicly-held and privately-held companies and nonprofits, including international organizations.
• Managed and participated in due diligence efforts of both privately-held and publicly-held companies in merger and acquisition transactions.
• Researched various corporate governance issues for presentations to board of directors and special committees of privately-held companies.
• Represented state townships and municipalities in bond and note issuances, including the drafting of related financing agreements.
• Represented banks and underwriters in bond issuances, including the drafting of related financing agreements.
• Regularly assist publicly-held clients in SEC compliance matters and filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.