Michele A. Kulerman

• Acted as principal blue sky counsel responsible for advising, overseeing and coordinating compliance of securities offerings with federal and state securities laws for multiple clients in matters involving complex equity and debt capital raising transactions, public and private offerings, venture capital and mezzanine financing transactions, Rule 144A transactions, secondary offerings, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings and employee benefit plan transactions in a wide range of industries.°
• Reviewed different types of offering plans, and drafted and filed state and federal forms for exemption or registration (Forms ADV, BD, D, S-11, S-3, S-4, S-8, and U-4) in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the state- related requirements affected by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the rules and/or policy statements of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA).°
• Provided interpretation of rules relating to U.S. and foreign issuers and offshore offerings, and coordinated with state regulatory and enforcement attorneys on a diverse range of securities issues; drafted and filed no-action and interpretive opinions related to offerings by non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), business development companies (BDCs), and other non-publicly traded direct investment programs.°

°The above representations were handled by Ms. Kulerman prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Examiner/Administrator, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 1980-1981
• Bank Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 1979-1980

• Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Securities, AR Global Investments, LLC, 2014-2017
• Examiner/Auditor/Attorney, The Riggs National Bank, 1982-1986
• Legal Assistant/Legal Compliance, The Women’s National Bank, 1981-1982

• Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished^SM, 2017

°AV^®, AV Preeminent^®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished^SM and Martindale-Hubbell Notable^SM are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell^® certification procedures, standards and policies.

• Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Section on Business Law
  • Member/Former Vice-Chair, Committee on State Regulation of Securities
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Former Member, Investment Program Association
    • Legal & Regulatory Committee on blue sky issues
• Mayoral Appointment, Securities Advisory Committee, District of Columbia Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation, 1998-2001
• Lecturer, District of Columbia Bar
• Alliance for New Music-Theatre (District of Columbia)
  • Former Director and Secretary, Board of Directors
• Young Playwrights’ Theater (District of Columbia)
  • Former Director and Secretary, Board of Directors
• Former Volunteer Attorney, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts