Gregory Seltzer

About Gregory Seltzer

I am an experienced business attorney who utilizes legal, accounting, and business disciplines to provide practical, creative, and comprehensive business law services. I hold an MBA, am a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Pennsylvania (currently inactive), and I previously worked as an auditor and tax consultant for Ernst & Young, LLP. I concentrate my law practice on public and private merger and acquisition transactions, emerging growth and startup company financing transactions and technology licensing. I also handle a multitude of securities matters, including public and private offerings, capital-raising transactions and disclosure issues, private equity and venture capital transactions, and corporate governance and general contract matters. I am the national Chair of Ballard\'s Emerging Growth and Private Capital Group.

Experience

1. Partner

   Ballard Spahr LLP

   Jul 2013 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   I am a legal and business expert in assisting companies and entrepreneurs throughout the growth cycle, including venture capital financings, private equity investment and merger and acquisition structuring, negotiating and consummation. I have expertise in a multitude of technology transactions, including intellectual property licensing transactions, negotiation and drafting of pharmaceutical and software licensing agreements, mobile application service and development agreements, and SaaS agreements. I also handle distribution, development, supply, and manufacturing agreements. From an industry expertise perspective, in addition to technology, I handle a variety of transactional matters in the sports and music industries, including both Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL) and the National Hockey League (NHL). On behalf of sports franchises, I have 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. I also handle investment transactions for professional athletes and executives, as well as musicians and venue owners. I have significant experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry, and have represented several restaurants, bars, and retail food and drink establishments - some of which are the premier restaurants in the Philadelphia region, both family-owned and private equity. I have handled several restaurant opening transactions, including structuring the operating entity, capital raising, documentation and all other aspects of the restaurant opening process. I have assisted in structuring restaurant and hospitality businesses with an eye towards an exit transaction.

Education

• Fox School of Business at Temple University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2002 — 2003

• Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law

  Doctor of Law (JD)

  2001 — 2003

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting

  1994 — 1998