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KENNETH B. FALK, ESQ.
LAWRENCE E. JAFFE, ESQ.
JOSHUA M.
JAFFE, ESQ.
Our partners have over 75 years of combined experience in all aspects of
corporate law and funding transactions.
Our partners
stay personally involved in understanding each client's needs and keeping
the focus of our efforts on the client's welfare.
Just as
important as our personal commitment and extensive legal and business
experience is Jaffe & Falk's commitment to delivering timely, efficient,
and cost-effective legal service solutions.
KENNETH B.
FALK Contact info
Kenneth attended Queens College, receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree
in Accounting in 1959. He obtained his law degree, cum laude, from
New York University in 1962 and then served as Law Clerk to the Honorable
J. Spencer Bell of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit followed by a stint in military service as a Captain and Judge
Advocate with the U.S. Air Force. After leaving the Air Force,
Kenneth practiced law for eight years in New York.
Kenneth later joined Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, in Woodbridge, New
Jersey, where he practiced for 17 years. He has experience in a wide
range of securities, financial and equity transactions, corporate planning
and real estate. Kenneth is admitted to the Bars of New York [1963] and
New Jersey [1974].
His practice areas include commercial and corporate law, securities
registrations, filings and exempt offerings, finance, and all aspects of
real estate law, including leasing and purchase and sale of commercial and
residential properties. Ken believes in and practices a hands-on and
interactive approach to problem solving in close cooperation with his
clients.
LAWRENCE E. JAFFE
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EDUCATIONAL
DATA
Rutgers
University‑B.A. 1961 (Dean's List)
New York University‑Graduate School of Business Administration -
M.B.A. 1970 Finance Major, Marketing Minor
Academic Record: A
Rutgers University ‑
School of Law - LLB 1966 (Changed to JD‑1968)
STATE BAR
ADMISSIONS
New Jersey
1966
New York 1968
Florida 1976
PROFESSIONAL
AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
1966‑1967
Judicial Clerk to
Honorable Maurice Schapira, New Jersey Superior Court
1967‑1972
United States
SEC,
New York Regional Office
1968
Enforcement Trial Attorney and
Branch of Over‑the‑Counter Surveillance
1968‑1971
Branch of Legal Interpretations
1971‑1972
Chief, Branch of Legal Interpretations
1971
Member of Panel to Select a
Surrogate for New York County under Committee to Reform Judicial Selection
1971‑1973
Adjunct Professor, New York Law School
"Securities Regulation"
1974
Who's Who in New Jersey
1972‑1977
Member of Marcus, Rosen, Breslow, Levy,
Jaffe & Fiorello, PA, Totowa, New Jersey
1975
Trustee for SIPC to liquidate brokerage
firm
1977‑1980
Sole practitioner (Securities and
Corporate Law) Hackensack, New Jersey
1980
Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall Law School
"Securities Regulation"
1982 to date
Member
of Securities Law Committee of the Section of Corporate and
Business Law of New Jersey State Bar Association
1980‑1985
Partnership, Garman & Jaffe and Partnership, Jaffe &
Freitag, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey and
New York, New York
Spring 1983
Chaired and lectured at law seminar
"Federal Securities Regulation" New
Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New
Jersey Bar Association
Summer
1983 Adjunct Professor, Fairleigh Dickinson
University Graduate Business
School
"Government Regulation of
the Securities Industry"
1985 to 2000
Special Counsel (sole practitioner) specializing in securities and
corporate law
1994 to 1997
Of Counsel to Singer, Bienenstock, Zamansky, Ogele & Selengut, LLP
1997 to 1999 Of Counsel to Scheichet &
Davis, P.C.
1990‑1992 Adjunct
Professor, Seton Hall University Graduate School of Business
"Government Regulation of the Securities Industry"
2000 to 2001
Partnership, Jaffe Freedman & Hait, L LC
2001 to 2003
Sole practitioner‑specializing in securities and corporate law
2003 to date Member, Jaffe & Falk, LLC
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JOSHUA M. JAFFE
Contact info
EXPERIENCE
Jaffe &
Falk, LLC, Hasbrouck Heights, September 2003 to Present
Securities and
general corporate practice primarily representing affiliated public
companies in the medical products and health services sectors. Securities
practice also includes private and public offerings and public company
representation with respect to '34 Act reporting requirements and
development, implementation and deployment of corporate governance
policies and procedures as established by the SEC and Nasdaq pursuant to
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. Corporate practice
includes preparation and negotiation of operating and management
agreements and facility leases.
Blank Rome LLP,
New York, NY Associate; July 1997 to August 2003
Extensive
experience in'.33 and '.34 Act securities and corporate practice with an
emphasis on public and private securities offerings of debt and equity
securities and representation of public companies and their control
persons with respect to follow‑on public offerings and all aspects of
periodic and interim reporting requirements. Substantial drafting and
negotiating experience with respect to: offering memoranda, prospectuses
and related operative documents including underwriting and placement
agreements, registration rights and security agreements; periodic and
current reports and proxy statements; legal opinions; stockholder, asset
purchase and employment agreements; and stock option and related employee
benefit and incentive plans. "Unique' transactional experience included:
two‑step tender offer/merger transactions; option exchange tender offers,
reorganization of widely held limited partnership into successor corporate
entity and public offering by Delaware statutory trust and subsequent
transfer of ownership interest of trust pursuant to an asset sale.
Additional focus on structuring and preparing offering documents and
related operating agreements for noel '40 Act private investment funds,
Singer Frumento
LLP, New York, NY Associate; April 1995
to July 1997
Represented
corporate and individual clients in NASD arbitration and disciplinary
proceedings and SEC enforcement actions. Transactional securities practice
included representation of corporate and investment banking clients in
connection with public and private offerings of securities. Performed due
diligence and blue sky filings and responses, drafted and negotiated
offering memoranda and prospectuses. Simultaneously responsible for
overseeing the firm's client intake and
assignment department.
Goldman,
Zolotorofe & Corchoran, P.C., Clifton, NJ Associate
May 1994 to March 1995
General
practice focused in commercial and residential real estate transactions
and commercial litigation. Practice included research, drafting and
arguing of pre‑trial motions, depositions and witness preparation.
Negotiated and drafted residential real estate closing documents.
EDUCATION
Benjamin N.
Cardozo School of Law, Juris Doctor, May 1993
City University of New York at Queens College,
B A, cum laude, June 1990
Major: Economics. G.P.A: 3.90 Honors:
Dean's List, Five Semesters; Economics Honors Society; Scholar Athlete
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York ‑
January 1994 New Jersey ‑
December 1993
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