Jonathan is a member of ReavesColey’s Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group.  He counsels both public and private companies on matters ranging from day-to-day corporate matters to complex mergers and acquisitions, securities, private placements, and venture capital work. Jonathan’s practice includes advising sponsors, investors, and companies on merger and acquisition transactions, corporate governance, antitrust matters, preferred equity investments, capital restructurings, and debt and equity work-outs. Jonathan assists entrepreneurs with business formation, fundraising, compensation issues, securities, commercialization, mergers and acquisitions, and other matters pertinent to emerging businesses. 

Aaron Ambrose is an expert in Mergers, Acquisitions, & Corporate Transactions, and he regularly helps government contractors through business transactions that must take into account small business and other government contracts regulations.
 
In addition to his Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) legal practice, Aaron regularly provides training and education to government contractors – both potential buyers and sellers – who are considering a corporate transaction or ownership change.  

Mr. Durnford is the Chairman and Senior Managing Director at JD Merit & Company.  He has over three decades of experience in finance, investment banking, principal investing and corporate strategic planning.  He has structured, negotiated, and completed hundreds of middle-market M&A transactions with nearly $4 billion in value. Mr. Durnford is regarded as one of the leading middle-market investment bankers in the nation and is highly sought after for his insights on how to gain liquidity at maximize value from private company ownership. 

Brian O'Connor is co-chair of Venable's Transactional Tax Group. Brian provides sophisticated tax and business advice to publicly traded and closely held businesses and their owners. His practice focuses on foreign and domestic tax matters for partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures, both C and S corporations, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and regulated investment companies (RICs). He is also regularly consulted by wealthy individuals and entrepreneurs on federal and state income tax matters and federal estate and gift tax issues.