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BRUCE D. KNAPP -Corporate Partner BRUCE D. KNAPP chairs the firm's corporate practice group. He has practiced as a corporate lawyer since his admission to the bar in 1985. He has extensive experience representing clients in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, corporate governance, real estate sales and commercial leasing transactions, equity and debt financings, and construction and other commercial contracts. Mr. Knapp has represented a wide variety of manufacturers, retailers, financial institutions, coal producers and other entities. He has advised public companies on securities offerings, periodic reporting and executive compensation matters. He also has extensive experience conducting secured and unsecured single bank and syndicated loan transactions, having served as associate counsel to one of the nation’s largest financial institutions. Representative Clients Tollgrade Communications, Inc. Mellon Bank, N.A. Professional Memberships, Honors and Activities AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory American Bar Association, Section of Business Law and Section of Environment, Energy and Resources Allegheny County Bar Association, Banking and Business Law Section Selected Seminars and Publications “ Recent Developments in Securities Regulation,” Continuing Legal Education Seminar, August, 2006 Knapp, B. “With Regulations Looming, Small and Midcap Companies Would Do Well to Go or Stay Private,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 26, 2003 Knapp, B., and T. Wesolowski. “Reducing Company Risk for Inadequate Environmental Disclosure,” The Practical Lawyer, January, 1995, pp. 31-40 Knapp, B., T. Wesolowski and T. Szott. “Companies Respond to Increased Scrutiny with Broader Disclosure of Environmental Liabilities,” Engineering News Record, June 6, 1994 Bar Admission 2007, Florida 1985, Pennsylvania 1985, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Education 1985, J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law 1985, M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon University 1979, B.S., Pennsylvania State University, High Honors  |
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