Spencer focuses his practice on M&A and securities, representing purchasers, sellers, underwriters, issuers, and other parties in a wide variety of corporate transactions and offerings.
Spencer received his BA in Foreign Affairs and Master of Public Policy from the University of Virginia and his JD from Fordham University School of Law. While in law school, Spencer served as the managing editor of the Fordham International Law Journal, during which he published two pieces of legal scholarship.
In between his studies at the University of Virginia and law school, Spencer worked as an analyst at a consulting firm in New York City, serving institutional clients in agricultural, education, energy, health, hospitality, industrial, and transportation sectors.
Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Representation of JF Petroleum Group, a leading North American provider of fueling systems solutions, in an add-on acquisition of petroleum services and construction companies Buckeye Oil Equipment and Reliable Construction Services.
- Representation of Thrive, a leading provider of NextGen managed services, in add-on acquisitions that significantly expanded its geographic reach and enhanced its Next Generation Technology platform.
Securities & Capital Markets
- Representation of Oppenheimer & Co. as financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Ashford (NYSE American: AINC) in connection with its reverse stock split to subsequently delist its shares.
- Representation of SinglePoint Inc. (Cboe: SING), a diversified holding company principally engaged through its subsidiaries in providing renewable energy solutions and energy-efficient applications, in its $4 million initial public offering of common stock. SinglePoint is the first issuer to list its equity on the Chicago Board of Exchange.
- Representation of Essen Health Care, a multi-specialty, patient-focused healthcare delivery platform, in obtaining Series B equity investments from healthcare-focused private equity funds.
- Representation of a group of investors in connection with a private investment in public equity (PIPE) offering by a life science company.
- Representation of issuers in connection with registration and sale of structured notes.
- New York
- Author, Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Entire Fairness Review, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 5, 2024
- Author, War, Cacophony & Beyond: Reexamining and Adding Security to Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance Investing, Fordham International Law Journal, Volume 46, Issue 2, January 2023
- Author, Evading, Hacking & Laundering for Nukes: North Korea’s Financial Cybercrimes & The Missing Silver Bullet for Countering Them, Fordham International Law Journal, Volume 45, Issue 4, March 2022
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Fordham University School of LawJD
Managing Editor, Fordham International Law Journal
2023 - University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public PolicyMPP2018
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University of VirginiaBAForeign Affairs, minor in History
with Distinction, Dean’s List
2017
- Korean