Christopher J. Hubbert

• Represented a retail eyewear company in its initial public offering, subsequent secondary offering and acquisition by public tender offer
• Assisted a Northeast Ohio technology start-up in its formation, structuring and first and second rounds of private angel financing
• Counseled a pet products company through an auction process and ultimate sale to a strategic buyer
• Represented a dissident shareholder in his successful proxy campaign to reject a merger proposal and his subsequent replacement of the board
• Served as counsel to a publicly traded utility company in connection with its offering of rights to its shareholders to acquire additional shares of stock
• Represented a OTC Markets listed company in connection with a reverse stock split and “going private” transaction
• Assisted a family-owned chain of gas stations/convenience stores in the sale of the business to a Canadian corporation
• Worked with a group of investors in their acquisition of a controlling interest in a publicly traded “shell” company
• Counseled a Northeast Ohio provider of medical imaging equipment and services with all aspects of its business
• Represented a shareholder group in its successful bid for representation on the board of directors of a publicly traded provider of medical services and in its ouster of the chairman of the board
• Represented a family-owned manufacturer of camping stoves in connection with regulatory issues relating to its direct public offering of its stock over the Internet
• Assisted a publicly held San Diego-based company in connection with the divestiture of its telecommunications business, acquisition of an e-commerce subsidiary and refocus of its business in the Internet B2B arena, private financing of its newly reoriented business and ultimate sale of its business to a strategic buyer

Awards

• Selected to Ohio Rising Stars, 2005 – 2006

Professional Affiliations

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law
  • Adjunct Professor
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• OTCQX Marketplace
  • Designated Adviser for Disclosure
• Phi Delta Phi
  • The International Legal Honor Society, Past President

• Ohio

• Cleveland Heights Historical Society
  • Trustee
• Forest Hills Home Owners
  • Trustee

• “Falling Stock Prices and Rising Compliance Costs Make Going Private an Attractive Option,” Law & Fact Magazine, Oct. 2003