MICHAEL D. HOOL
Managing Partner
602.852.5560
mhool@hoollawgroup.com
Michael Hool works with select companies as an advisor, legal counsel and periodically serves in executive and board capacities. Michael�s practice is focused primarily on corporate and commercial representation, securities, finance and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, and all aspects of counseling emerging companies. He represents both issuing companies and investors in a large variety of financing transactions. Michael also has broad merger and acquisition experience, ranging from very large transactions such as the acquisition and financing of an NHL hockey franchise, several roll-up acquisitions combined with a public offering of the acquirer, the sale of health care systems, consolidation of large franchise operations, to acquisition and sale of a variety of closely-held and emerging enterprises. Michael has assisted clients in structuring many different types of venture relationships, including: (i) a joint venture of seven health care systems; (ii) creating an intellectual property consortium whose members included the U.S. Army, universities and fortune 500 companies; and (iii) creating manufacturing and research joint ventures between U.S. companies and those in Mexico and India. Michael has lectured and authored papers on a broad variety of topics and is active as an investor in several emerging companies.
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JONATHAN A. COURY
Attorney
602.852.5583
jcoury@hoollawgroup.com
Jonathan Coury�s practice is concentrated in numerous areas of business transactions and strategies, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate, commercial transactions, corporate law, venture capital, securities, franchising/distributorship, and aircraft finance. Jonathan presently represents and advises emerging companies on legal strategies for growth and various legal aspects relating to their businesses, including raising capital, creating effective capital structures, and building strategic relationships. Jonathan�s transactional practice includes representing closely held and emerging growth companies in the sale, acquisition, merger, divestiture, and spin-off of their businesses. Jonathan�s real estate practice focuses on representing clients on the acquisition, disposition, sale, leasing, and financing of commercial properties, multifamily buildings, and other interests in real estate. Jonathan has previously represented large publicly held companies, international banks, and regional airlines. Jonathan is currently counsel-in-residence for the Technology Ventures Services Group at Arizona State University and a member of numerous groups promoting the growth of emerging companies in Arizona. Jonathan is a frequent guest lecturer for students at the Arizona State Law School and the W.P. Carey School of Business. Jonathan has a sincere interest in promoting the growth of companies in the local marketplace, as he is a native Phoenician whose family has lived in and has been involved in small businesses in the greater Phoenix market since the early 1900s.
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JENNIFER L. LEFERE
Attorney
602.852.5580
jlefere@hoollawgroup.com
Jennifer Lefere's practice is concentrated in the areas of intellectual property, Internet regulation, commercial transactions, corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. Jennifer represents both emerging and established companies. She advises clients on licensing of technology, software and patents; trademark prosecution, copyright registration, trademark and copyright infringement actions and unfair competition claims; acquisition of technology assets and software; advertising, marketing and media matters; and publishing agreements, film production and development agreements. Jennifer has been involved in multiple international acquisitions by a major athletic apparel and equipment manufacturer, the sale of an Internet based medical business to the leader in this marketplace, public company mergers and initial public offerings. Jennifer is a member of the Executive Committee of the Invest Southwest Capital Conference and has been quoted in the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Business Journal on matters related to start-up funding for businesses. Jennifer is counsel-in-residence for the Technology Ventures Services Group at Arizona State University where she advises students engaged in providing legal services to small businesses. She has lectured on corporate and intellectual property matters at Lewis & Clark Law School, Arizona State University College of Law and Thunderbird School of Global Management. She co-authored Security Issues For Foreign Health Professionals in the January 2003 edition of Health Law Analyses and has written on a variety of intellectual property matters.
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SUMMER LORENZ*
602.852.5542
slorenz@hoollawgroup.com
*pending admission to Arizona Bar
Summer Lorenz focuses her practice in the areas of corporate and securities law, representing both public and private companies in public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions. Mrs. Lorenz represents companies with respect to securities and general corporate matters, including: (i) issuers and selling stockholders in private placements of equity and debt securities; (ii) private companies, including emerging growth companies, in connection with corporate formation and structure; (iii) business plan development, private placement memorandum drafting, and venture capital financing, and; (iv) buyers and sellers in M&A transactions. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Lorenz managed multi-million dollar high-end retail boutiques.
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Summer Lorenz focuses her practice in the areas of corporate and securities law, representing both public and private companies in public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions. Mrs. Lorenz represents companies with respect to securities and general corporate matters, including: (i) issuers and selling stockholders in private placements of equity and debt securities; (ii) private companies, including emerging growth companies, in connection with corporate formation and structure; (iii) business plan development, private placement memorandum drafting, and venture capital financing, and; (iv) buyers and sellers in M&A transactions. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Lorenz managed multi-million dollar high-end retail boutiques.
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