Barry I. Grossman, a member of the Firm since its founding in 1992, is a corporate/tax attorney who specializes in business transactions as well as tax matters. Mr. Grossman’s practice focuses on representing public and private companies, foreign companies raising money in the United States, investment banks and financing activities as well as general corporate matters. Mr. Grossman’s transactional experience includes public and private financings, structuring sales and acquisitions of companies, mergers and reorganizations, and organizing partnerships and limited liability companies. As a member of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, he has been involved in numerous public offerings (including more than 50 blind pool offerings or SPACs which have raised more than $1.5 billion) reverse mergers (for domestic and foreign, mainly Chinese, companies) and over one hundred private placements, many into public companies (commonly referred to as PIPEs). In connection with public offerings Mr. Grossman has represented issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings, secondary public offerings and other debt and equity financings. Mr. Grossman’s clients include bio-tech companies, software developers, FINRA registered broker/dealers and other companies involved in the financial sector, companies involved in homeland defense, SPACs, mining companies, real estate developers, manufacturing companies, and a number of small businesses.