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Richard Sweet

Richard J. Sweet is a corporate attorney with decades-long expertise in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, contract negotiations, and debt and equity financing. Rich represents various business entities, including middle-market, automotive, food and beverage, service, real estate, and high-tech companies. He is experienced in advising clients in connection with: general corporate and securities matters; drafting and negotiating complex limited liability company operating agreements and joint venture agreements; drafting and negotiating asset purchase, stock purchase and merger agreements, shareholder agreements, and executive compensation agreements; and advising clients in connection with regulatory issues. Prior to earning his B.A. and J.D., Rich earned an Associate Degree in Automotive Technology from Universal Technical Institute (UTI). Upon graduation from UTI, Rich spent years honing his trade in the automotive field, focusing on cutting-edge supplemental restraint technology and automotive electronics. · Greenberg Glusker LLP

United StatesCorporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions

About

Richard J. Sweet is a corporate attorney with decades-long expertise in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, contract negotiations, and debt and equity financing. He represents various business entities, including middle-market, automotive, food and beverage, service, real estate, and high-tech companies.

Practice areas

Corporate LawMergers and AcquisitionsJoint VenturesContract NegotiationsDebt and Equity FinancingSecurities LawRegulatory ComplianceExecutive Compensation

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Expertise

Middle-Market CompaniesAutomotive IndustryFood and Beverage IndustryService IndustryReal Estate IndustryHigh-Tech Companies

Education

  • Associate Degree in Automotive Technology from Universal Technical Institute
  • B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles (cum laude)
  • J.D. from University of California, Berkeley School of Law (2004)