Phone: 404-954-9885
Fax: 404-681-1046
E-Mail: chosch@swfllp.com
overview
With more than 14 years of professional legal experience, Chet Hosch leads the transactional practice group, where he focuses primarily on business entities, mergers and acquisitions, securities and taxation. Chet is also a CPA. His client base includes technology, healthcare, banking, manufacturing, venture equities participants and international commerce. Chet was recently recognized by Georgia Trend magazine as one of the state’s “Legal Elite” for 2006, a list of top attorneys determined by votes from lawyers across Georgia, and by Atlanta Magazine as one of the state’s “Super Lawyers” for 2007. This list of top attorneys is determined by peer recognition and professional achievement.
practice areas
Business Formations, Expansions and Strategic Divestitures
Corporate Reorganizations, Mergers and Acquisitions
Corporate Finance, Securities and Capital Markets
Taxation
experience
- Presently counsels publicly held clients in 1934 Act reporting compliance, including Section 13 and 15(d) periodic reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley implications, section 16 responsibilities, review of Forms 3, 4 and 5, preparation of Forms 8-K, drafting of Schedule 14 proxy materials, and annual reports to shareholders.
- Represented technology company in its $15 million initial public offering of securities, including negotiating with the underwriters, preparing Form SB-2 registration statement, consulting with Corporate Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission, coordinating printing and distribution of the prospectus, and closing the offering.
- Represented an international resort and timeshare company in numerous acquisitions, including $27 million equity acquisition encompassing preparation of Form S-4 registration statement, coordinating the shareholder meeting, and closing the transaction.
- Represented marina developer in multiple private placements of securities in facilitating marina acquisitions and development.
- Represented numerous commercial real estate interests in multiple private placements of securities in syndication of real estate acquisitions and development, including the identification of private subscribers, preparation of confidential private placement memoranda, compliance with blue sky laws, and the consummation of the offering.
- Represented numerous Georgia banking clients in the formation of bank holding companies, including preparation of regulatory applications, registration of securities, development of shareholder proxy materials, drafting of the agreement and plan of merger, guidance regarding the shareholder meeting, disposition of dissenting shareholders, and consummation of the merger.
- Represented healthcare service provider in a “Georgia's Top Venture Capital Deals of 2005,” according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
- Represented real estate development firm in $40 million acquisition by publicly-held corporation.
education
Louisiana State University, B.S., 1981, cum laude
Tulane University School of Law, J.D., 1985, cum laude
admitted
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Texas
U.S. District Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1989
U.S. Tax Court, 1993
affiliations & memberships
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
American Bar Association
- Corporate and Banking Law Committee, member
- Corporate Tax and Sales, Exchange & Basis Committee, member
martindale hubble rating
AV Peer Review Rated