Jason Tonne

About Jason Tonne

I am the Service Team Leader for FBT Gibbons\'(FBT) Privately Held Business Team. I am also a member of FBT\'s Mergers and Acquisitions Team and its International Services Group. In addition to being an attorney, I am a Certified Exit Planning Advisor. Aside from handling mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions, I serve as outside general counsel to privately held companies of all sizes. I advise owners, directors, and officers on a variety of matters, including business succession planning, formations, reorganizations, dissolutions, operating agreements/shareholder agreements, joint ventures, asset protection, executive compensation, business divorces, and various contract and licensing issues. I also have substantial experience in working with foreign companies on U.S. matters and in working with private equity firms. With a solid track record of meeting and exceeding client expectations, I solve my clients\' problems in an efficient manner and provide high quality legal advice.Firm BackgroundFBT has 800 attorneys in 25 Offices located in Ohio, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington DC. Direct Dial:(51••••••17 Email: j•••••@fbtgibbons.com Community Involvement• Association for Corporate Growth • ABA Middle Market and Merger and Acquisitions Committees • ABA Short Form Model Stock Purchase and Asset Purchase Drafting Committee• Treasurer for Judge Beth Myers, 1st Dist. Court of Appeals Candidate• Exit Planning Institute• International Bar Association• Goering Center

Experience

1. Attorney Partner

   FBT Gibbons

   Apr 2012 — Present

   I serve as the Service Team Leader for FBT\'s Privately Held Business Team and I am also a member of FBT\'s Merger\'s and Acquisitions Team and its International Services Group. My primary areas of practice include M&A, outside general counsel work, exit/business succession planning, private equity, and cross-border transactions.

Education

• University of Dayton School of Law

  Law

  2000 — 2001

• University of Cincinnati College of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

  2001 — 2003

• University of Cincinnati

  BBA, Accounting

• University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business

  B.B.A., Accounting & Real Estate

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Corporate Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Commercial Real Estate
• Trials
• Litigation
• Property Law
• Real Estate Law
• Business Litigation
• Legal Research
• Legal Advice
• Appeals
• Licensing
• Business Formation
• Civil Litigation
• Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Joint Ventures