Jack L. Lewis has more than 30 years’ experience helping businesses and entrepreneurs develop effective business strategies, from start-up stage to operation as successful public companies. Mr. Lewis is one of the pioneers in developing the venture capital/emerging companies practice for technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. His experience includes capital raising, employee arrangements, international expansion, buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings. In addition, Mr. Lewis regularly counsels clients in the areas of the internet, e-commerce, enterprise and other software, and information technology. Mr. Lewis was named a Best Lawyer in America (2006, 2007 and 2008) in the field of Securities Law. He was mentioned in the inaugural 2003-2004 issue of Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers put out by Chamber & Partners Publishing and for the last four years has been named a Leading Lawyer in Corporate/M&A. He is also listed in Law & Politics Virginia Super Lawyers 2006 for Business/Corporate Law. Mr. Lewis received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1969.