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Attorney Profile

David Alan Miller

David Miller

Graubard Miller
The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10174

New York

New York (NY)

Contact Contact David Alan Miller
T: 212-818-8800
F: 212-818-8881

Visit: www.graubard.com
Practice Areas: Securities & Corporate Finance (50%), Mergers & Acquisitions (30%), Business/Corporate (20%)

Securities & Corporate Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business/Corporate

Profile

David Alan Miller is the managing partner of Graubard Miller and head of its Corporate and Securities Department. Mr. Miller has a wide-ranging practice that includes representing domestic and international clients, including many broker-dealers, in a variety of corporate transactions such as public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings. Mr. Miller was one of the creators of the financial product called SPAC, or Specified Purpose Acquisition Company, in 1993. As a result, Graubard Miller has handled more SPAC IPOs and SPAC business combinations than any other law firm in the world.

Selected To

New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro Edition
New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2008 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2007 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2006 - Metro

About David Miller

Admitted: 1981, New York

Professional Webpage: www.graubard.com/bioDMiller.htm

Honors and Awards:

  • During the ten-year period from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2011, I was ranked first in the nation in the individual lawyer category of supervising representation of issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings.  This is based on the number of IPOs handled., IPO Vital Signs

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section. Member of its Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities and its Subcommittees on Market Regulation and 1933 Act - General.Member of the New York County Lawyers Association and its Committee on Securities and Exchanges.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Authored an article entitled, "SPACS: Rebuit and here to Stay?", published by Financier Worldwide in December 2010.
  • I am quoted regularly in Financier Worldwide magazine, the SPAC Report and the Wall Street Journal regarding SPAC IPOs and business combinations.
  • Authored a published article entitled, "Delisting/Deregistration of Securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.", Insights--The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, 2003

Other Outstanding Achievements:

  • See the Summary Statement, above.  As a result of being one of the inventors of the "SPAC" or "Specified Purpose Acquisition Comapny" way back in 1993, Graubard Miller has handled more SPAC IPOs and business combinations than any other law firm in the world.

Educational Background:

  • Graduated Phi Beta Kappa from State University of Stony Brook with a B.S. in Economics., 1975
  • Graduated with an M.S. from the W. Averell Harriman School of Urban and Policy Sciences.  Was awarded a Graduate Council Fellowship., 1977
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