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Gregory L. Seltzer is an experienced transactional attorney who utilizes and combines his knowledge of legal, accounting, and business principles to provide comprehensive, practical, and creative business law services. He holds an MBA, is a Certified Public Accountant (currently inactive), and previously worked as an auditor and tax consultant for Ernst & Young, LLP. He concentrates his practice on public and private merger and acquisition transactions, including private equity and venture capital financing transactions, securities offerings, and spin-out transactions. Greg is a Practice Leader of the firm's Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Group. He represents entrepreneurs, startups and emerging companies in cutting-edge industries, including SaaS, virtual currency, biotech, mobile applications, and cloud-based technology, among others. He also represents venture capital firms, family office investors, and angel investors - allowing his practice to be informed by both perspectives. He co-founded and leads the firm’s widely recognized accelerator program: Ballard Academy for Student Entrepreneurs (BASE). He represents public and private companies in a variety of intellectual property licensing transactions, including the negotiation and drafting of software licensing agreements, mobile application service and development agreements, and SaaS agreements. He also handles distribution, development, supply, and manufacturing agreements for technology and life sciences companies. Greg has handled a multitude of transactional matters in the sports industry, including both Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL). On behalf of sports franchises, he has handled the acquisition of a new scoreboard, leasing of a stadium owned by an MLB franchise to the NHL for the annual NHL Winter Classic, drafting and reviewing season ticketholder policies, and structuring and negotiating an advertising tower owned by an MLB franchise. He also has experience in the music and restaurant industry, representing music producers, venues, and music festivals. Greg represents several nationally recognized restaurants, bars, and retail food and drink establishments, including restaurant opening transactions, financings, and licensing arrangements. Greg is a highly active member of the community and spirited proponent of music and culture in Philadelphia. He founded and produces Philly Music Fest, an annual music and arts festival that features only local bands (both nationally known and emerging), artists, and breweries. Philly Music Fest is a nonprofit that donates all proceeds to local musicians and local music education charities. Philly Music Fest was lauded by The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelphia Magazine, and Billboard. Greg also is on the Council at the Mann Music Center and the Board of Philadelphia Youth Basketball, a nonprofit organization assisting urban youth by educating through basketball. Greg is the author of The 1965 Project: The Intersection of History and Music in 1965 (2016) and The 1968 Project: The Intersection of History and Music in 1968 (2018), both of which are published and available on Amazon.com.

Christopher J. DePizzo focuses on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and other areas of corporate law. He represents private equity firms and other investors in leveraged buyouts, investments, dispositions, and portfolio management. Chris also represents public and private companies across industries—including pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, technology, energy, software, retail, and sports—in mergers, divestitures, joint ventures, and market offerings, as well as assisting with ongoing business law and corporate governance issues. He has handled transactions involving—and has represented—companies spanning the corporate life cycle, from innovative start-ups to international market leaders.