Mark J. Pietrantone Senior Associate
E-mail:	mpietrantone@selmanmunson.com
Office:	Barton Oaks Plaza Four, Suite 200 901 South Mopac Expressway Austin, Texas 78746
Telephone:	(512) 505-5950
Fax:	(512) 505-5956
Toll Free:	(800) 276-1413

Practice Areas

Corporate Finance and Securities
Equity Incentive Arrangements
SEC Reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley
Banks & Financial Institutions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Sale & Purchase of Businesses

Concentrations of Practice

• Mergers and acquisitions of public and private businesses and banks including tender offers and the sale of assets or stock.
• Design and implement incentive compensation arrangements, including stock options (and related employee benefits), change-in-control arrangements, and executive employment agreements.
• Advise issuers and underwriters in all phases of equity financing transactions, including public offerings and private placements.
• Advise public reporting companies with respect to general securities matters, including periodic reporting requirements, proxy statements, and Sarbanes-Oxley matters.
• Regulatory, compliance, and general counsel to banks, including preparation of commercial and real estate loan documents.
• Employment, noncompete, and confidentiality agreement representation.
• Advise boards of directors and executive officers with respect to corporate fiduciary duties.
• Advise clients in general legal matters related to their business, including buy-sell and stockholder/shareholder arrangements.

Previous Experience:

Treaty Oak Bancorp/Treaty Oak Bank (Austin, Texas), General Counsel

Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison (Austin, Texas; Palo Alto, California), Associate

Jones Day Reavis & Pogue (Cleveland, Ohio), Associate

Education:

University of Texas School of Law, J.D. (with honors) 1995

Purdue University, B.S. in Chemistry (with highest distinction) 1985