Thompson Coburn LLP Welcomes Raymond J. Stewart

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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We are pleased to announce that Raymond J. Stewart has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Securities, Government Contracts and Tax practice groups. Ray has more than 25 years of experience in providing legal, financial, tax, transactional, merger and acquisition and capital formation services, with a particular emphasis in the services, technology, manufacturing, franchising and government contracting industries.

Also a CPA, he combines a strong legal background with a solid understanding of the financial consequences of business transactions, including management strategies that result in improved operational efficiency. Ray assists businesses in a number of different industries execute growth strategies through acquisition and integration. He helps start-up and middle-market companies in the development of business plans and their financial structuring. He also advises U.S. companies in doing business in the overseas markets, as well as foreign-based companies that wish to do business in the US.

Ray has devoted substantial time to a broad range of business transactions, including public offerings, private placements, debt restructurings, contract, lease and joint venture negotiations, investment target identification, due diligence and operations analysis. He served as an Adjunct Professor in the Georgetown University Masters of Tax Program for many years, where he taught U.S. Taxation of International Operations.