1. RONALD D. TYM
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ADDRESSES 7120 Carlson Circle, Unit 263, Canoga Park, CA 91303
Email: RTym@Tymfirm.com Cell Phone: 818-836-1428
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PROFILE ● Lead Attorney on Billions of Dollars of Commercial, Securities and Real Estate
Transactions
● Outside General Counsel for a Real Estate Investment Company
● Lead Attorney on State and Federal Trial and Appellate Cases
● Peer Rated “AV” in Martindale Hubbell (Rating means “Preeminent Legal Ability”)
● Former Partner in AmLaw 50 Law Firm (meaning, one of the 50 largest firms in U.S.)
● Trusted Advisor to Directors and Senior Management at Public and Private Co’s
● Graduate of Stanford Law School
● Astute Business Acumen
● Excellent at Oral and Written Communications
● Well Developed Interpersonal Skills
● Great People Manager and Mentor
● Able to Work with Word, Excel Spread Sheets, Power Point
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EXPERIENCE Broad and Deep Experience in:
● Sophisticated Commercial Transactions
● Complex Contract Negotiating and Drafting
● Advising Senior Management on Legal Risk Mitigation
● Corporate Law/Governance
● Securities Law (Including Public Company Reporting)
● Mergers and Acquisitions (U.S. and Cross Border)
● Real Estate/Real Estate Finance
● Litigation and Appeals
● Employment Issues
● Patent and Trademark Protection
● 501(c)(3) organization law
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WORK HISTORY
Foley & Lardner LLP, Partner (One of 50 largest law firms in the US) San Francisco, California; Santa Fe, New
Mexico; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Partner, (1979-1998)
• Lead Attorney on Over $4 Billion of Commercial Transactions
• Lead Attorney on Over $6 Billion of Securities/Financing Transactions.
• Lead Attorney on Over $3.5 Billion of Real Estate Transactions.
• Head of California Public Finance Practice
• Managed and trained associate attorneys.
■ Advised senior management of Fortune 500 companies, banks, investment banks and non-profit organizations.
The Tym Firm, Los Angeles, CA Partner; Of Counsel for Other Law Firms (1998-Present)
■ Outside General Counsel for multi-million dollar international entertainment company;
■ Personal Business Attorney to entrepreneur owner.
■ Current outside General Counsel for real estate investment company.
■ Finance Transactions for Non-profit and For Profit Entities.
■ Negotiating and Drafting Commercial Agreements and Loan Documents for institutional and individual clients
■ Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
■ Litigation in Federal and State Trial and Appellate Courts
■ Public finance transactions.
■ Private and public investments (structuring and review)
■ Domestic/international mergers and acquisitions, domestic/international transactions.
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EDUCATION ● JURIS DOCTORATE, STANFORD LAW SCHOOL, Palo Alto, CA (1979)
Winner of Ohlman Legal Research and Writing Award
● BACHELOR OF ARTS, MIAMI UNIVERSITY, Oxford, OH (1976)
(Political Science; Business)
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Member, Track and Cross-Country Teams
Naval ROTC
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CURRENT BAR LICENSES: CALIFORNIA
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SPECIFIC SKILL SETS
Commercial
Transactions ● Negotiating and drafting of complex commercial documents.
● Advising senior officers on managing legal risks
● Negotiating international business deals
● Drafting and review of contracts relating to international transactions
● Analyzing domestic and international laws and regulations
● Negotiating and drafting of licensing agreements.
● IP portfolio protection and management
Securities/ ● Mergers & Acquisitions (including Reverse Mergers and Cross Border)
Investment ● Public Company Reporting
Management: ● International Securities Transactions
● Due Diligence
● Negotiating and Drafting Securities Agreements
● Securities Act of 1933
● Exchange Act of 1934
● Investment Company Act of 1940
● Investment Advisors Act
● Drafting Disclosure Documents/Prospectus for Securities Offerings
● Reviewing and Drafting Broker-Dealer/Underwriting Documents
● Working with Rating Agencies
● Registered and Exempt Securities Offerings
● Working with SEC Staff
● Public and Private Investment Funds
● SOX/Corporate Governance
Real Estate/ ● Complex Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Real Estate Finance/ ● Complex Corporate Borrowing Transactions
Commercial Finance: ● Title Policy Review
● Survey Review (to meet or exceed ALTA standards)
● Drafting and Negotiating Complex RE Loan Documents (including
Construction Loan Agreements, Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, Assignments of
Rents and Leases, Security Agreements, Environmental Indemnities, Lease
Guaranty Agreements, Notes)
● Perfection of Security Interests (UCC)
● Review of Architectural Agreements and Construction Agreements
● Drafting and Reviewing Legal Opinions
● Negotiating and Drafting of Leases and Ground Leases, Subordination,
Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements, and Estoppel Certificates;
● Acquisitions, Dispositions, Sale-Leasebacks
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3. ● Financing Shopping Centers, Medical Buildings, Industrial Buildings,
Recreational Facilities, Hotels, Governmental Buildings, Affordable
Housing, Multifamily Housing
● Lead Attorney on Financings and Securitizations.
General Law: ● Negotiating and Drafting Complex Contracts
● Advising Management on Employment Issues, Non-Compete Agreements
● Advising Top Management Regarding General Legal Issues and
Minimizing Litigation Risks While Achieving Business Objectives
● Knowledge of Corporate Law, Partnership Law, Limited Liability Company
Law
● Advising on Observing Entity Formalities
● Analyzing Financial Statements and Projections
Litigation: ● Knowledge of State and Federal Civil Procedure
● Drafting Complaints
● Drafting Answers and Demurrers
● Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions
● Depositions and Discovery
● Trials and Appeals
● Mediation and Arbitration
● Case Evaluation
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