Peter J. "Pete" Faust

Peter J. Faust is the President and Managing Shareholder of the law firm of O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C., a 40-attorney firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pete assists buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, and investors with a wide range of business law matters: including, mergers and acquisitions, formation and organization of new businesses, and contract negotiations. Pete has successfully closed hundreds of mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions involving public and private companies.Pete Assists Clients WithMergers, acquisitions, and recapitalizations of businessesPrivate equity and venture capital financingPrivate offerings of debt and equity securitiesSecurities laws issuesComplex contractual matters and negotiationsBusiness financing and loan documentation for borrowers and lendersFormation of new businesses and exit strategiesCovenants not to compete and confidentiality agreementsCorporate governance issuesTax-exempt organizationsProfessional Associations & AffiliationsMember, American Bar Association, Mergers and Acquisitions CommitteeMember, American Bar Association, Private Equity and Venture Capital CommitteeBoard Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Business Law SectionMember, State Bar of Wisconsin, Business Law Section’s Chapter 180 Former Subcommittee (which reviews and revises Wisconsin’s Business Corporation Law: Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes)Awards/DistinctionsNamed 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Mergers & Acquisitions LawSelected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® –Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2013–presentRated a 10.0 out of 10.0 by Avvo, a national attorney rating service which uses a mathematical model to rate attorneys based on experience, professional achievements, industry recognition and professional conductMartindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™–AV Preeminent, reflecting an attorney who has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integritySelected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers in Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine, 2005–presentSelected as one of the “Top 25 Lawyers” in Milwaukee by Law & Politics and Milwaukee MagazineSelected as one of the “Top 50 Lawyers” in Wisconsin by Law & Politics and Milwaukee MagazineEditor-in-Chief, Marquette Law ReviewNamed one of "Milwaukee's Leading Lawyers" in Corporate/Incorporated by M Magazine in 2014 and in Securities Offerings in 2015. Only 2-5% of the top ranked attorneys published by Avvo for each category, were recognizedArticles/PresentationsSpeaker, Meritas Capability Webinar, “Transactions in a COVID-19 Environment” (2020)Speaker, Private Client Breakfast–HNI “Liability Protection” (2019)Speaker, ACG–Wisconsin Next Gen “Trends and Takeaways from the ABA Private Target Deal Points Study” (2019)Quoted in, Marquette Lawyer Magazine, “Practicing Business Law at the Speed of Change: How technology is changing the practice of business law” (2019)Speaker, Park Bank Business seminar, panel discussion “Working on Your Business” (2015)Speaker, O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing, Hot Topics for Small Firm and Solo Practitioners seminar, panel discussion “The Drafting of Business Documents: Perspectives from Transactional and Litigation Attorneys” (2014)Speaker, O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing, Hot Topics for In-House Counsel seminar, panel discussion “Legal Ethics Issues Relating to the Media & Dealing with the Media” (2013)Speaker, BizTimes Business Strategy seminar, “Preparing Your Business for Sale: A Legal Perspective” (2011)Panelist, MBBI Conference on Deal Momentum (2009)Speaker, Corprate Practice Institute seminar, “The Enforceability of Employment-Related Covenants Not to Compete”Speaker, Lorman Education Services seminars, “Noncompete Covenants in Other Agreements” (Sale of Business, Shareholder, Franchise, etc.)EducationMarquette University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)University of Wisconsin (B.A.)

Peter J. Faust is the President and Managing Shareholder of the law firm of O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C., a 40-attorney firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pete assists buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, and investors with a wide range of business law matters: including, mergers and acquisitions, formation and organization of new businesses, and contract negotiations. Pete has successfully closed hundreds of mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions involving public and private companies.Pete Assists Clients WithMergers, acquisitions, and recapitalizations of businessesPrivate equity and venture capital financingPrivate offerings of debt and equity securitiesSecurities laws issuesComplex contractual matters and negotiationsBusiness financing and loan documentation for borrowers and lendersFormation of new businesses and exit strategiesCovenants not to compete and confidentiality agreementsCorporate governance issuesTax-exempt organizationsProfessional Associations & AffiliationsMember, American Bar Association, Mergers and Acquisitions CommitteeMember, American Bar Association, Private Equity and Venture Capital CommitteeBoard Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Business Law SectionMember, State Bar of Wisconsin, Business Law Section’s Chapter 180 Former Subcommittee (which reviews and revises Wisconsin’s Business Corporation Law: Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes)Awards/DistinctionsNamed 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Mergers & Acquisitions LawSelected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® –Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2013–presentRated a 10.0 out of 10.0 by Avvo, a national attorney rating service which uses a mathematical model to rate attorneys based on experience, professional achievements, industry recognition and professional conductMartindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™–AV Preeminent, reflecting an attorney who has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integritySelected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers in Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine, 2005–presentSelected as one of the “Top 25 Lawyers” in Milwaukee by Law & Politics and Milwaukee MagazineSelected as one of the “Top 50 Lawyers” in Wisconsin by Law & Politics and Milwaukee MagazineEditor-in-Chief, Marquette Law ReviewNamed one of "Milwaukee's Leading Lawyers" in Corporate/Incorporated by M Magazine in 2014 and in Securities Offerings in 2015. Only 2-5% of the top ranked attorneys published by Avvo for each category, were recognizedArticles/PresentationsSpeaker, Meritas Capability Webinar, “Transactions in a COVID-19 Environment” (2020)Speaker, Private Client Breakfast–HNI “Liability Protection” (2019)Speaker, ACG–Wisconsin Next Gen “Trends and Takeaways from the ABA Private Target Deal Points Study” (2019)Quoted in, Marquette Lawyer Magazine, “Practicing Business Law at the Speed of Change: How technology is changing the practice of business law” (2019)Speaker, Park Bank Business seminar, panel discussion “Working on Your Business” (2015)Speaker, O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing, Hot Topics for Small Firm and Solo Practitioners seminar, panel discussion “The Drafting of Business Documents: Perspectives from Transactional and Litigation Attorneys” (2014)Speaker, O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing, Hot Topics for In-House Counsel seminar, panel discussion “Legal Ethics Issues Relating to the Media & Dealing with the Media” (2013)Speaker, BizTimes Business Strategy seminar, “Preparing Your Business for Sale: A Legal Perspective” (2011)Panelist, MBBI Conference on Deal Momentum (2009)Speaker, Corprate Practice Institute seminar, “The Enforceability of Employment-Related Covenants Not to Compete”Speaker, Lorman Education Services seminars, “Noncompete Covenants in Other Agreements” (Sale of Business, Shareholder, Franchise, etc.)EducationMarquette University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)University of Wisconsin (B.A.)

Peter J. Faust is the President and Managing Shareholder of the law firm of O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C., a 40-attorney firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pete assists buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, and investors with a wide range of business law matters: including, mergers and acquisitions, formation and organization of new businesses, and contract negotiations. Pete has successfully closed hundreds of mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions involving public and private companies.

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