
Office Managing Shareholder
Tel:
954.468.2460
Fax:
954.463.2224
David Ristaino works with public and private companies on a wide range of corporate and securities issues. He has experience representing both acquirers and targets in public and private business combinations. Ristaino represented Sunair Services Corp. during Coconut Palm Capital Partners’ recent $25 million investment into the company in exchange for common stocks and warrants. He advised management and led the legal team representing NationsRent, completing more than 60 acquisitions during a three-year period, with total consideration paid in excess of $1.23 billion.

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Representation of Sunair Services Corporation in the recent investment by Coconut Palm Capital Partners of $25 million into the Company in exchange for common stocks and warrants.
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Representation of NationsRent, Inc. in advising management and legal team in more than 60 acquisitions during a three year period, with total consideration paid in excess of $1.23 billion.
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Representation of Naviant, Inc. in its sale to Equifax, Inc.
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Representation of the Florida Panthers hockey team in its sale.
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Representation of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Resort in its acquisition and subsequent sale.
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While at a prior firm, David practiced in the area of corporate law, predominately for Fleet Financial Group, Inc., in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and regulatory issues related to bank holding companies, financial institutions and financial services providers. Representative transactions include assisting in the acquisition of Shawmut National Corporation and the U.S. operations of National Westminster Bank, Plc., numerous FDIC assisted acquisitions including Bank of New England, the acquisition of NBB Bancorp, Inc. and Sterling Bancshares Corp., the sale of Fleet Factors Corp., the mandated divestiture of bank branch assets and the sale of the Automobile Finance Division.
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Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
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Frequent lecturer at professional seminars regarding mergers and acquisitions and other business law matters.
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American Bar Association, Member
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Florida Bar Association, Member
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Rhode Island Bar Association, Member
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Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
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Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Past Board Member
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Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Broward County, Board of Directors, Member
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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida, Inc., Past Board Member
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The Russell Life Skills and Reading Foundation, Past Board Member
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 1981-1985
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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, 1980-1981
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J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 1988
B.S., Stonehill College, 1980

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