Mr. Courie is a Director of the firm and a member of the firm's Corporate and Financial Services Groups. Mr. Courie's practice includes counseling entrepreneurs and business entities on a wide range of legal issues such as entity formation, financing, contract, employment, incentive compensation, intellectual property, reorganization and real estate matters; representing both sellers and buyers in asset and stock based acquisitions, divestitures and mergers; representing both banks and borrowers in commercial loan transactions; and representing sellers and buyers and lessors and lessees in commercial real estate transactions.

Prior to returning to law school, Mr. Courie worked for over seven years for Mellon Bank, N.A. and PNC Bank, N.A. in various corporate banking positions.

Areas of Law/Focus

General Corporate/Business Counseling

Business Formation and Planning

Emerging Businesses

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Finance and Venture Capital

Commercial Transactions

Private Placement of Equity and Debt Securities

Commercial Real Estate

Employment Issues

Selected Engagements

Represented an emerging payment solutions provider in connection with various venture capital financings and related bridge-loan transactions total amount raised in excess of $70 million.

Represented an emerging payment solutions provider in connection with the negotiation of a strategic partnership and joint-marketing arrangement with one of the largest financial services organizations in the United States.

Represented an advanced-materials public company in connection with a $2 million strategic equity investment in an emerging technology company.

Represented a non-profit corporation in connection with the land acquisition, financing and development of a $6 million community center.

Represented a private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a leading capacitor manufacturer.

Represented an advanced-materials public company in connection with a reorganization of its international operations.

Represented a medical products manufacturing company in connection with the financing of a new headquarters and manufacturing facility, including a loan from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA).

Represented a non-profit corporation in connection with its participation in the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Tax Exempt Bond Program (PEDFA).

Represented an advanced-materials public company in connection with various international joint ventures.

Represented a United States buyer in connection with the purchase and subsequent sale of a foreign steel mill.

Represented an owner of various retail strip-centers in connection with commercial leasing activities.

Represented a super-regional national bank in connection with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of a strategic relationship with respect to the marketing, origination, guaranty, sale and securitization of education loans.

Represented an advanced-materials public company with respect to the negotiation of a $60 million revolving and term loan credit facility in connection with the stock acquisition of a privately-owned technology company.

Represented an energy company in connection with the negotiation of a $75 million credit facility to be used to finance acquisition and development activities.

Education

J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2000

Banking and Finance Editor, Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy

M.B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1989

B.S., Marketing, Pennsylvania State University, 1986

Omicron Delta Kappa

Professional & Community Activities

Member, Allegheny County Bar Association

Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

Treasurer, Penn State Smeal College of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Club

Former President, Treasurer and Director, Pittsburgh Young Professionals (PYP)

Bar Admissions

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.