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Darrell Peterson advises
and represents clients on all aspects of the broad range of business and
commercial law and business transactions.
Mr. Peterson has
extensive experience with advising and representing clients in business
transactions, including business, asset and real property acquisitions and
sales; and, debt, equity and other financings and restructurings. In doing
so, Mr. Peterson utilizes the different disciplines that must be marshaled
in complex transactions, including commercial, tax, intellectual property,
ERISA, real estate, and environmental law, to provide comprehensive
assessments, evaluations and recommendations to clients regarding due
diligence and the structuring and negotiation of the transactions that best
satisfy the objectives of the client.
Mr. Peterson also advises
and represents clients in the numerous types of business financings,
including asset acquisitions, working capital, lines of credit, and capital
infusion. He also represents and has represented several commercial lenders
in a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional financing and funding
transactions, including documentation drafting and negotiation, and closing
services, including term loans, lines of credit, equity participations,
payment and performance bonding, and various types of collateralizations.
Mr. Peterson also advises
and represents clients on the wide range of business law issues, including
the formation and dissolution of business entities, including corporations,
partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies, and limited
liability partnerships, and the various related organization document
issues, including provisions relating to management, control, non-compete,
transfer restrictions, buyout, and capital contribution conditions and
requirements.
Mr. Peterson also advises
and represents business clients as outside general counsel regarding the
various business and legal issues inevitably encountered on a regular basis,
and with respect to the various and variety of disputes which arise during
the course of the clients business, including the negotiation and
settlement, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation, of disputes and
claims if necessary.
Prior to joining Jones &
Associates, Mr. Peterson was the Vice President and Senior Assistant General
Counsel for Black Entertainment Television in Washington, D.C. While at
Black Entertainment Television, Mr. Peterson provided
legal advice and counsel in connection with organizational, contractual and
transaction matters including affiliate programming and joint ventures.
From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Peterson was an
associate with the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone in
Washington, D.C. where he was part of the telecommunications practice
group. While at Miller Canfield, Mr. Peterson represented local franchising
authorities in matters concerning cable franchise transfers, cable franchise
renewals and cable rate regulation. Mr. Peterson also represented a venture
capital financier in various loan transactions.
From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Peterson was an associate with the law firm of
Alexander, Gebhardt, Aponte and Marks where he focused on transactions.
While at Alexander Gebhardt, Mr. Peterson represented clients in stock and
asset acquisitions, bulk real estate sales, loan restructuring and
asset-backed securitization.
During the period 1986 to 1991, Mr. Peterson held various positions in the
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the last of which was Section Manager.
During his tenure with Westinghouse, Mr. Peterson represented the company in
transactions with foreign governments and corporations in the middle east,
the near east, Europe and Scandinavia in connection with the sale of
electronic equipment.
Mr. Peterson is from Amityville, New York where he received his primary and
secondary education.
Practice Areas
Business and Commercial Law
Business Transactions
Financings
Real Estate Development
Franchise Law
Outside General Counsel
Bar Admissions
Maryland
Court Admissions
U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Education
J.D., University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore,
Maryland, 1984
B.A., Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1980
Memberships
Maryland State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Monumental City Bar Association
Federal Communications
Bar Association
National Association of
Minorities in Cable
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