Brenda Hamilton, Securities Lawyer

Legal Experience:

Hamilton & Associates Law Group, P.A., Founder and Partner of Hamilton & Associates Law Group, P.A., an international corporate finance, securities, business and transactional law firm with offices in Boca Raton, Florida, 1998-Present.

The firm represents issuers on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange (NASDAQ), NYSE Stock Exchange (NYSE) and OTC Markets in securities and corporate finance matters.

Notable Experience & Engagements: 

Ms. Hamilton’s notable experience and engagements include:

• Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Direct Public Offerings (DPOs)
• Listing of Issuers on NASDAQ and NYSE
• Securities law disclosures and compliance for issuers on NASDAQ, NYSE and OTC Markets
• Outside general counsel for domestic and international issuers
• Securities offerings and/or going public transactions ranging from less than $1,000,000 to more than $300,000,000 involving individual investors, banks and investment banking firms
• Representation of hedge funds and accredited investors
• Drafting of Registration Statements and other disclosures required under U.S. securities laws for multiple domestic and international issuers listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and the OTC markets
• Forensic and investigative counsel in connection with violations of state and federal securities laws
• Forensic and investigative counsel in connection with violations by a foreign issuer of U.S. sanctions and trade embargoes of certain foreign countries

Media and Interviews:

• Forbes: Multiple Articles
• Radio Free Europe: Multiple Articles
• New York Business Daily, Topic: The Dark Side of the Marijuana Boom
• Free Lance Investigative Journalist Topic: Securities Penny Stock Fraud Schemes and Reverse Mergers
• South Florida Business Journal Topic: Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action against Bank Atlantic
• Quicken Small Business: Options for Capital Raising for Small Businesses

Bar Memberships, Professional Memberships and Awards:

• Admitted to practice – State of Florida
• Admitted to practice – Washington, D.C.
• Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Florida State Bar
• American Bar Association
• International Law Committee of the American Bar Association
• Business Law Committee of the American Bar Association
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• International Bar Association

Education:

• University of Miami School of Law, Miami, Florida, and
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, J.D.

Civic Memberships and Associations:

• Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce
• Benefactor, Boca Raton Community Hospital Foundation Sponsor
• The Haven Benefactor
• Boca Raton Historical Society
• Underwriter, Junior League of Boca Raton
• Patron of the Arts, Boca Raton Museum of Art

Ms. Hamilton may be contacted by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 561- 416-8956.