Mark Stoneman

• Led team of attorneys serving as Company counsel for a recapitalization of a manufacturing company, including negotiation of an equity investment from a fund of The Blackstone Group and refinance of existing debt obligations
• Represented a client in the formation of an equity joint venture, whereby the joint venture would serve as a managing general underwriter for a consortium of insurance companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenues
• Represented services company in preparing and negotiating numerous acquisitions and equity joint ventures, to ensure geographic expansion without disenfranchising critical owner/employees in new market
• Represented global pharmaceutical company in purchase and sale of multiple divisions and product lines, ranging in value from $500,000 to $44 million, including negotiations with Fortune 100 buyers and sellers, assisted with acquisition valued in excess of $500 million and acted as lead outside counsel for post acquisition integration
• Represented manufacturing company in debt and equity reorganization related to construction of new facility with costs in excess of $250 million
• Represented private-equity-backed platform company in the acquisition of multiple businesses in furtherance of a roll-up strategy
• Represented industrial materials company in joint ventures and acquisitions ranging in value from $10 to $50 million
• Represented multiple companies based in Europe and Asia in U.S. based acquisitions and related financings, with business acquisitions ranging in value from $10 to $100 million
• Named a "Rising Star" by Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyer's® in 2008
• Selected as an "Up and Coming Lawyer" by Missouri Lawyer's Weekly in 2008
• AV® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

• University of Missouri (Master of Accounting, 2002)
       Pacioli Award Recipient
• University of Missouri School of Law (J.D., 1996)
       Order of the Coif
       Member, Missouri Law Review
• University of Missouri (B.S., cum laude, 1993)

Co-Author, "Missouri Forms of Organization" Chapter, LawForChange™, Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation (January 2010)

Co-Author, "Company Formation" Chapter, Biotechnology and the Law, American Bar Association (2006)

Author, "Financing the Business" Chapter, Corporate Organization and Operation, The Missouri Bar (2005)

Author, "Financing the Business" Chapter, Missouri Business Organizations, The Missouri Bar (1998)

Speaker, “Setting the Stage: Preliminary Considerations,” National Business Institute, Mastering Mergers and Acquisitions seminar (April 2010)

Speaker, “The Nuts and Bolts of Drafting and Negotiating the Acquisition Agreement,” National Business Institute, Mastering Mergers and Acquisitions seminar (April 2010)

Speaker, Financial Accounting Provisions in M&A Transactions, National Business Institute, national broadcast (January 22, 2009)

Speaker, How to Draft the LLC Agreement, National Business Institute, St. Louis, Missouri (September 8, 2008)

Co-Presenter, Use of LLC's in Joint Ventures, Lorman Education Services, St. Louis, Missouri (June 26, 2008)

Speaker, Accounting for Attorneys, St. Louis, Missouri (May 22, 2008)

Speaker, Art of the Deal, Washington University (January 9, 2008)

Speaker, The Power of Angel Investing, University of Missouri-Columbia (October 2006)

Co-Presenter, Antitrust Compliance, St. Louis, Missouri (June 2006)

Speaker, A Legal Perspective on Starting a New Business, Washington University (April 2006)

Speaker, 10 Reasons for Lawyers to be Surprised about Accounting, St. Louis, Missouri (March 2006)

Speaker, Antitrust Laws in a Distribution Context, St. Joseph, Missouri (January 2006)

Speaker, Financial Accounting Provisions in M&A Transactions, St. Louis, Missouri (July 2005)

Speaker, Preparing Listing and Purchase Agreements, Half Moon, LLC (June 2004)

Co-Presenter, Working with Contracts, St. Louis, Missouri (April 2004)

Speaker, Purchase and Sale Agreements, Sterling Education (April 2004)

Speaker, SEC's New Proxy Rule, US Law Firm Group (October 2003)

Speaker, Financial Accounting Provisions in M&A Transactions, St. Louis, Missouri (May 2003)

• The Missouri Bar (Business Law and Property Law Committee)
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association (Business Law and Real Property Sections)
• Junior Achievement (Teaching Volunteer and former Legal Division Roundtable Member)
• Edgewood Children's Center (Trustee)
• United Way (former Employee Campaign Coordinator)
• The Metro Theater Company (former Board Member; Board Development and Facilities Committees)