Fred Tannenbaum has a wide range of experience in advising middle-market businesses, sophisticated entrepreneurs, private equity funds, and wealthy family businesses form businesses, raise capital (both private equity capital and debt), grow (through acquisitions, mergers, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and licensing), operate (buy-sell agreements, employment, and other agreements), attract management (employee incentive plans and executive compensation), and transfer operations (sales, redemptions, new management, partnerships, new generation transfers). His clients thrive in numerous industries including many diversified manufacturing and distribution companies, as well as telecommunications and technology. Fred combines his legal skills with common sense business judgment and insights. He has written extensively on business and legal topics, writing one book, five law review articles, and over 50 articles on topics of practical importance to investors, entrepreneurs, and family businesses; and he frequently speaks worldwide on these topics. He also serves on the firm's Management Committee, is a leader in many charitable organizations, and is Past President of LawExchange International, a network, together with Law Firm of the Americas, of 30 law firms in Europe, Australia, China, India, and South and North America.