Mr. Richardson has been a securities lawyer since graduating from the University of Michigan Law School. He has been the principal securities counsel on a variety of equity and debt placements for corporations, partnerships, and real estate companies. His practice includes public and private offerings, venture capital placements, debt restructuring, compliance with federal and state securities laws, representation of publicly traded companies, NASDAQ filings, corporate law, partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, asset acquisitions, motion picture financing, and stock purchase agreements.