Practice Expertise

  • Business Services
  • Family Business Transition Team
  • Biotechnology and Life Science
  • Corporate Finance

Areas of Practice

  • Biotechnology and Life Science
  • Business Services
  • Corporate Finance
  • Family Business Transition Team
  • Health Care
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Annual Survey
  • Private Equity, Venture Capital & ...
  • Public Finance
  • Securities
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Profile

Jeff Gifford is the leader of Dykema's Corporate Finance Practice Group. Mr. Gifford counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities transactions, domestic and international commercial transactions, specializing in heavily regulated industries, including the financial institutions, health care and petroleum industries. He works closely with accountants, investment bankers and other professionals to address and handle the complex issues that characteristically arise in transactions. Jeff also advises publicly traded and privately held companies on organizational restructuring and corporate governance matters. Additionally, Chambers USA 2021 ranked Jeff as one of the top eight lawyers in San Antonio.

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2004

Michigan, 1999

Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1999 Brigham Young University, B.A., 1996

Areas of Practice

  • Biotechnology and Life Science
  • Business Services
  • Corporate Finance
  • Family Business Transition Team
  • Health Care
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Annual Survey
  • Private Equity, Venture Capital & Mezzanine Finance
  • Public Finance
  • Securities

Blogs

Cannabis Law Blog

The cannabis industry presents unprecedented opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs. Yet, entities looking to engage in this emerging industry face daunting levels of legal complexity and uncertainty. Moreover, state and local governments are constantly tasked with regulating an ever-evolving industry. Dykema's Cannabis Law Blog discusses important cannabis-related legal developments, reviews the practical implications of those developments, and provides valuable insight for anyone...

Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments

Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments provides legal insight on topics of special interest to insurance industry professionals. Covering a wide range of industries, Dykema's Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments blog provides brief but substantive alerts, including updates and analysis on significant developments and trends in the insurance industry.

Labor & Employment Law Blog

In the rapidly evolving field of labor and employment law, we know that employers need to stay informed about changes in the law, and how these changes impact day-to-day business operations. Dykema's Labor & Employment Law Blog (www.laboremployment-lawblog.com) discusses important labor and employment-related legal developments, reviews practical implications, and provides valuable insight for employers of all types.

The Firewall

The Firewall keeps you up to date on the hottest legal topics in the ever-changing world of data security and privacy. As information security becomes a critical facet of all businesses and industries and the target of many regulators, it is important to stay apprised of new legal developments. The Firewall provides insightful legal analysis of the emerging issues in data privacy and cybersecurity law to help businesses stay ahead of the curve.

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