Stephen Weiss

Stephen Weiss is a skilled business transactions lawyer with a practice devoted to mergers and acquisitions (domestic and cross-border), corporate and securities matters, and capital markets financing transactions. He is routinely sought after by clients who rely on his advice and counsel as they expand, acquire or sell their businesses.

Stephen navigates his clients through the entire lifecycle of the capital raising process from seed investment to initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, rights offerings, securities exchange listings, private placements (including Rule 144A offerings), and PIPE offerings. He and his team also work to ensure that his clients are in compliance with securities laws, securities exchange rules, and the corporate governance requirements of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act.

Stephen’s clients are in diverse industries such as aviation, technology, including biotech and medical devices, publishing, advertising, manufacturing, and cannabis. He also represents clients in the financial industry, including lending institutions, and major investment banks.

Stephen takes pride in helping his clients to achieve their business goals often does so by introducing them to his long-standing relationships with sources of funding, investment banks and M&A advisory firms.

Prior to joining Barton, Stephen was a partner at Michelman & Robinson, Los Angeles office, where he served as its M&A and Capital Markets Chair.

Education:

• New York University School of Law, J.D. and LL.M.
• New York; University, B.S.

Admissions

• State of New York

Practices:

• Banking and Finance
• Business Transactions
• Corporate Formation, Governance, and Compliance
• Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
• Financial Services, Investment Funds, and Regulatory Compliance

Industry Experience:

• Aviation
• Cannabis
• Finance
• Investor Relations
• Manufacturing and Distribution
• Media and Publishing
• Real Estate