Biography

Alex Frutos focuses his practice on corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.

Mr. Frutos is an experienced transactional lawyer with a strong accounting and business background that focuses on quality and dedication in his client service. He has assisted clients with the formation of organizations, corporate governance issues, capital formation, private placements of securities, initial and follow-on public securities offerings and secondary offerings, as well as Securities Act and Exchange Act compliance matters. His practice focus includes mergers and acquisitions transactions financed by equity and senior and subordinated debt, as well as secondary market transactions in hedge fund and private equity fund interests.

Prior to joining Jackson Walker, Mr. Frutos was with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. for ten years. He became a certified public accountant in 1991, and from 1991 until he entered law school, he was an accountant in the Dallas office of KPMG L.L.P.

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Representative Matters

• Representation of an NYSE-listed public energy company in its acquisition of a combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Texas for approximately $305 million


• Representation of Texas retail electric providers in all phases of operation, from formation, financing, mergers and acquisitions to restructuring and divestitures


• Representations of entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies from formation to exit, including debt and equity capital raising transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures as well as general contractual matters


• Representation of investment bankers as initial purchasers in a $200 million investment grade Rule 144A debt offering and as dealer-manager in a related $100 million debt tender offer


• Representation of a private media company in connection with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of more than 40 newspaper publications across the U.S. and related debt and equity financing and restructuring transactions


• Representation of companies in connection with initial public offerings, follow-on public offerings, secondary public offerings, private placements, and dividend reinvestment plans


• Representation of an NYSE-listed public real estate investment trust in connection with a merger with another public real estate investment trust in a transaction valued at approximately $3.2 billion


• Representation of public companies and special committees in connection with going-private and going dark transactions


• Representation of hedge fund of funds with assets under management in excess of $6 billion in connection with portfolio acquisitions valued at over $160 million in over 300 funds and representation of private equity and venture capital firms in connection with private debt and equity investments


• Ongoing representation of local, national, private and public companies regarding general corporate and securities matters

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Organization Membership

Mr. Frutos serves on the board of directors of the Securities Section of the Dallas Bar Association. He is also a member of the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Phi Delta Phi, and the Golden Gavel Honor Society.

Community Involvement

Mr. Frutos has been active in a number of civic, charitable and professional organizations. He is a former graduate of the Leadership Dallas Class of 2009 and a former member of the board of directors of Friends of Fair Park.

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Peer Recognition

Mr. Frutos was named a "Rising Star" (2004-2009) by Thomson Reuters.

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Speeches / Publications

Author, "Shareholder Rights Plans: Alternative Responses to Shareholder Opposition," (Insights: The Corporate and Securities Law Advisor, January 2002).

Speaker/Panel Moderator, Best Practices in Complying with Regulation FD, Dallas Chapter of National Investor Relations Institute 2005 regulatory Workshop, December 2005.

Speaker, Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, April 2006.

Speaker, An Update on Sarbanes-Oxley: Where We Are Now and Where We Are Headed, Plan Sponsor Forum, September 2006.

Speaker, The SECs New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules, Dallas Chapter of the SEC Reporting Group, November 2006.

Author, "The SEC Issues Guidance on Internal Controls and Approves PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5," Corporate & Securities e-Alert, August 2007.

Co-Author, "The SEC Proposes to Update and Relax the Private and Limited Offering Exemptions Under Regulation D," Corporate & Securities e-Alert, September 2007.

Speaker, Get Control Over Controls: The Ball is Now in the Court of Small Businesses, Dallas Bar Association, January 2008.

Speaker, Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Under the "New Rules," a Hands-On Seminar, Sponsored by the Strategic Compliance Group, Inc., October 2007.

Speaker/Panelist, "Do I Acquire or Do I Sell," The Annual President's Forum, hosted by The Entrepreneurship Institute, April 2009.

Speaker/Panelist, "Keys to the Capital Markets," The Annual President's Forum, hosted by The Entrepreneurship Institute, April 2010.

Speaker, "Poison Pills—Prescriptions on the Rise," Securities Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, November 2010.

Speaker/Panelist, "SEC Update—Dodd Frank Act," 7th Annual Dallas CPA Society Education Conference, May 2011.

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Links to Publications

• JOBS Act -- Will It Make Capital More Accessible for My Business?
• SEC Adopts New Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors
• Preparing for an IPO
• SEC Update - Dodd-Frank Act
• Poison Pill Still a Viable Prescription in Delaware
• Poison Pills - Prescriptions on the Rise
• Delaware Supreme Court Upholds NOL Stockholder Rights Plan
• The SEC Delays Application of the New Proxy Access Rules
• Non-Accelerated Filers Get Relief from the SEC
• Get Ready - Shareholder Proxy Access Is Here
• SEC Issues Guidance Regarding Climate Change Disclosures
• SEC Makes Significant Changes to Oil and Gas Company Reporting Requirements
• The SEC Issues Guidance On Use Of Public Company Websites Covering Regulation FD, Liability Under Antifraud Provisions, and Disclosure Controls and Procedures
• SEC Adopts Proposal To Extend Compliance Date for Auditor Attestation Requirement
• The SEC Proposes to Extend for One Year the Compliance Date for the Auditor Attestation Requirement Applicable to Smaller Reporting Companies
• The SEC Relaxes Rule 144 Requirements
• Get Control Over Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
• The SEC Proposes to Update and Relax the Private and Limited Offering Exemptions Under Regulation D
• The SEC Issues Guidance on Internal Controls and Approves PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5

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Latest News

• Alex Frutos Moderates at Dallas CPA Society Conference
• Alex Frutos Speaks on Preparing for an IPO
• Jackson Walker Represents Exelon in Power Plant Acquisition
• Alex Frutos and Mike Meskill Present SEC Update
• Alex Frutos to Serve on the Board of Directors of the Securities Section of the Dallas Bar Association
• Alex Frutos Speaks on Stockholder Rights Plans
• Jim Griffin and Alex Frutos to Speak at Annual Presidents' Forum
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 26 Texas Monthly "Rising Stars"

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