Christopher J. Hubbert

Public Company and Securities Matters

• Structured the spin-out of a subsidiary of an SEC-reporting high-tech energy company
• Evaluated financing options, including preferred stock and convertible notes, for OTC-traded companies
• Prepared and filed the registration statement for an at-the-market offering by an Ohio manufacturing company
• Advised the board of directors of a med-tech company on the benefits of continued SEC reporting versus OTC Markets disclosure
• Represented a retail eyewear company in its initial public offering, subsequent secondary offering and acquisition by public tender offer
• Served as counsel to a publicly traded utility company in connection with its offering of rights to its shareholders to acquire additional shares of stock
• Represented an OTC Markets-listed company in connection with a reverse stock split and “going private” transaction
• Represented a dissident shareholder in his successful proxy campaign to reject a merger proposal and his subsequent replacement of the board
• Represented a shareholder group in its successful bid for representation on the board of directors of a publicly traded provider of medical services and in its ouster of the chairman of the board
• Worked with a group of investors in their acquisition of a controlling interest in a publicly traded “shell” company

Private Company, Financing and M&A Matters

• • Assisted a Northeast Ohio technology start-up in its formation, structuring and first and second rounds of private angel financing
  • Counseled a pet products company through an auction process and ultimate sale to a strategic buyer
  • Assisted a family-owned chain of gas stations/convenience stores in the sale of the business to a Canadian corporation
  • Counseled a Northeast Ohio provider of medical imaging equipment and services with all aspects of its business
  • Represented a family-owned manufacturer of camping stoves in connection with regulatory issues relating to its direct public offering of its stock over the Internet
  • Assisted a publicly held San Diego-based company in connection with the divestiture of its telecommunications business, acquisition of an e-commerce subsidiary, private financing of its newly reoriented business and ultimate sale of its business to a strategic buyer

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2025 – 2027
• Selected to Ohio Rising Stars, 2005 – 2006

• Ohio

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Former Adjunct Professor
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• OTCQX Marketplace, Designated Advisor for Disclosure
• Phi Delta Phi, The International Legal Honor Society, Past President
• Cleveland Heights Historical Society, Former Trustee
• Forest Hills Home Owners, Trustee

• “Falling Stock Prices and Rising Compliance Costs Make Going Private an Attractive Option,” Law & Fact Magazine, Oct. 2003