Evan Seigel

Contract Attorney at The Gnoêsis Group
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(386) 825-5501
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Credentials

  • Bar Admissions
    Maryland, 1993 | District of Columbia, 1994
  • CPA
    Maryland, 1996

Experience

  • The Gnoêsis Group
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contract Attorney
      • Jan 2017 - Present

      Contract Attorney for document review. Contract Attorney for document review.

  • Special Counsel
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Contract Attorney
      • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

      Assessed documents for relevance and attorney/client privilege utilizing strict attention to detail by reviewing vast amounts of documents to determine pertinence under extremely tight deadlines. Work experience includes privilege log, quality control second review and redactions. Assist in multiple phases of document review projects. Responsible for first pass, second pass, deposition preparation, privilege review, privilege log, redactions, and quality assurance of multiple reviews. Helped propose search terms for privilege and responsive review, and have working knowledge of the Relativity Review Platform. ▪ Energy Future Holdings – Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

  • Spidi & Fisch, PC
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area
    • Senior Associate
      • 1998 - 2012

      As a Senior Associate since 2007, I specialized in mergers and acquisitions, employee benefit plans, executive compensation, taxation, securities, and corporate law for financial institutions nationwide. Served as Associate from 1998 to 2007. ►Some of my Legal expertise includes: >> Mergers & Acquisitions....I managed more than 50 successful mergers, acquisitions, and bank branch sales with multiple transactions exceeding $100M; negotiated and structured acquisition agreements; prepared merger disclosure schedules, proxy statements, and prospectus; reviewed contracts, leases, and bank regulatory applications; created full set of closing documents >> Executive Compensation....I prepared and designed tax-qualified employee benefits for more than 50 ESOPs and some 401(k) Plans; designed over 100 employment and severance agreements and more than 40 supplemental executive and director retirement plans; developed stock option plans, restricted stock plans, and deferred compensation plans; reviewed and amended employee benefit plans for Internal Revenue Code Sections 409A and 280G. Extensive preparation of golden parachute spreadsheets >> Federal Taxation....I prepared and negotiated more than 40 tax opinions and affidavits for stock offerings and taxable and tax-free reorganizations and mergers; conducted tax research on merger matters, employee benefits, and corporate tax matters. >> Corporate, Securities, & Regulatory Matters....I drafted securities filings for public companies; documentation to form, dissolve, and merge entities; and bank regulatory filings; created proxy statements for annual and special meetings, registration statements, and stock ownership statements; reviewed state corporate laws; drafted corporate minutes.

  • Housley Kantarian & Bronstein, PC
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area
    • Associate
      • Nov 1996 - May 1998

      As an Associate at this boutique law firm with community bank clients nationwide; I concentrated on employee benefits, executive compensation, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate, securities, and regulatory matters. I also negotiated and structured merger agreements, executive compensation agreements, employee termination payments, and Internal Revenue Code 280G implications; composed and negotiated tax opinions for reorganizations and stock offerings; conducted tax research on merger matters, employee benefits, and tax matters; drafted general corporate documents and securities filings. ► Some of my key accomplishments: >> Prepared, designed, and amended ESOPs and non-qualified plans: stock option plans and restricted stock plans, deferred compensation agreements, supplemental executive retirement plans, director retirement plans, and employment and severance agreements. >> Received IRS PLRs for corporate tax matters and 501(c)(3) status for private foundations and determination letters for ESOPs on IRS Forms 5300 and 5310.

  • Deloitte & Touche LLP
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area
    • Tax Professional
      • 1995 - 1996

      As a Tax Professional, I provided financial expertise to clientele and conducted general tax research. As a Tax Professional, I provided financial expertise to clientele and conducted general tax research.

  • Ernst & Young LLP
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area
    • Tax Professional
      • 1994 - 1995

      As a Tax Professional, I prepared tax returns for individuals, corporations, and partnerships. As a Tax Professional, I prepared tax returns for individuals, corporations, and partnerships.

Education

  • New York University
    Master of Laws (LLM) of Taxation
    1992 - 1993
  • Duquesne University
    Doctor of Law (J.D.)
    1989 - 1992
  • Indiana University Bloomington
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting
    1985 - 1989

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