RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whiteford, Taylor & Preston has announced that Robert R. Kaplan, Jr., has joined the firm in Richmond. With more than 20 years of experience in the securities sector, Mr. Kaplan is known as one of the leading lawyers in the Regulation A practice area.
“We are very pleased to welcome Rob to the firm,” said Managing Partner Martin Fletcher. “He has a national reputation as a securities lawyer and deep transactional experience. We see immediate synergies with clients across many business sectors.”
Mr. Kaplan’s practice focuses on corporate law, securities compliance, real estate securities and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private offerings and strategic partnerships/joint-ventures. He advises clients on all aspects of capital formation in the technology, real estate, manufacturing, financial services and retail industries. His transactional experience includes registered and exempt offerings, private equity and institutional investment, real estate funds and syndications and institutional financings of real estate acquisitions. He was an advocate for the revision and revitalization of Regulation A and has worked with Congress on Title IV, and with the SEC on rules for implementation, including testifying before the U.S. Senate's Banking Committee on Regulation A's effects on the lower middle market and the alternatives industry. He is the co-author of “Regulation A+: How the JOBS Act Creates Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Investors,” an authoritative guide to Reg A+ for executives of emerging growth companies, entrepreneurs, financial advisers, venture capitalists, investment bankers and securities lawyers.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rob,” said Vern Inge, Managing Partner of the Richmond office. “We’ve grown rapidly in Richmond the past few years, in part because our lawyers are really good at working collaboratively. Our clients will absolutely benefit from Rob’s experience.”
