Our skilled advisors perform due diligence investigations for secured and unsecured lending transactions, acquisitions, joint ventures, capital-raising transactions, IPOs, public offerings of equity and debt securities, private placements, municipal finance, angel and venture capital financing.

 

Partner Todd Snyder specializes in direct placement programs, including real estate, secured lending, oil and gas, equipment leasing, low-income housing, venture capital, hedge funds and investment advisory services.

Todd Snyder practices corporate and securities law in DC, and Maryland, and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of MD. Todd is the firm's founder and has over 20 years of legal, financial and due diligence experience with a wide variety of direct placement programs, including real estate, secured lending, oil and gas, equipment leasing, low-income housing, venture capital, hedge funds and investment advisory services. In addition to practicing corporate and securities law, Todd was formerly the Vice President of Due Diligence for H. Beck, Inc., a registered broker- dealer.

 

Todd is admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia and is licensed as a Certified

Public Accountant in the State of Maryland. Todd was awarded the Elijah Watts Sells Award with High Distinction from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Todd holds a JD, a BA in Economics and a BS in Business from the University of Maryland.

 

Education

JD, 1994, University of Maryland

BA, Economics, 1985, University of Maryland

BS, Business, 1989, University of Maryland

 

Admissions

Maryland, District of Columbia

 

Email

tsnyder@snyderkearney.com

Partner John Kearney focuses on public and private securities offerings, SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and mergers and acquisitions.

John Kearney was primarily responsible for filings made by REITs, real estate programs, and equipment leasing programs.  John has more than 20 years of legal and financial experience. Prior to joining the firm, John was a partner with the law firms of Blank Rome LLP and Dyer Ellis & Joseph PC and an associate with Venable LLP, where he represented clients in connection with public and private securities offerings, SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate and transactional matters.

 

Before entering private practice, John was a Branch Chief in the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, where he supervised a staff of attorneys, accountants and financial analysts involved in the review of registration statements, periodic reports, and other filings made under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. John's Branch was primarily responsible for

filings made by REITs, other real estate programs, and equipment leasing programs. John has also worked as an in-house attorney at a Fortune 500 energy company where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, including acquisition due diligence. John was also a Financial Analyst with the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, where he analyzed government-assisted transactions involving troubled savings and loans.

 

Education

JD, with Honors, 1991, The George Washington University

MBA, 1984, University of Maryland (Concentration in Finance)

BA, Economics, 1981, University of Maryland

 

Admissions Maryland, District of Columbia

 

Email

jkearney@snyderkearney.com

Partner Matt Malone focuses on broker-dealer clients with public and private offerings.

Matt Malone provides advice on compliance and due diligence, and with an emphasis on real estate and oil and gas transaction. Matt focuses his practice on the representation of broker-dealer clients in connection with public and private offerings. Matt provides advice and counseling on regulatory, due diligence, and related issues with an emphasis on real estate and oil and gas transactions. Matt is a CFA charterholder.

Education

JD, 2005, The George Washington University

BA, Economics, 2001, University of Maryland, Honors Program

 

Admissions

Maryland

 

Email

mmalone@snyderkearney.com

Our attorneys research and review royalty and tax advantaged programs, oil reserve reports, historical well data, and performance of comparable wells with independent engineering firms. Attorneys analyze opinions of legal counsel, disclosure documents and obligations, fiduciary responsibilities, corporate governance, adverse litigation and regulatory searches and status. Review of corporate and operational documents for the REIT entities serving as the REIT's advisor, sponsor and dealer manager, evaluate disclosure in the offering document. We perform reference calls to third-party vendors and industry contacts. We advise on compliance with fiduciary duties, state law, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Nasdaq requirements. The attorneys review multi-faceted legal issues for leasing equipment such as airplanes, supertankers, and for the office from private and public equipment leasing funds. Snyder Kearney’s independent broker-dealer services include advice on FINRA requirements for due diligence, compensation, suitability, staffing and training. Snyder Kearney analyzes portfolio performance and underwriting terms driving the REITs financial models. Tyler focuses on the representation of broker-dealer clients in connection with public and private offerings.
We review real estate investments for property management agreements, joint venture agreements, non-traded and traded real estate investment trusts.
Snyder Kearney analyzes portfolio performance and underwriting terms driving the REITs financial models.
Tim Kenney Marketing supports the Snyder Kearney firm to showcase its expertise in due diligence in investment and real estate law. Experts investigate leases and financial models.
Experts review transactional documents, titles, mineral rights, novel drilling, redevelopment techniques, local geography and drilling activity.

Our skilled advisors perform due diligence investigations for secured and unsecured lending transactions, acquisitions, joint ventures, capital-raising transactions, IPOs, public offerings of equity and debt securities, private placements, municipal finance, angel and venture capital financing.

Our law firm combines highly specialized legal expertise with business and financial acumen, which allows us to provide our clients with focused intelligence and due diligence on non-traditional investment products.

 

The unique review process we employ is applicable across many asset classes, and our staffs' unique combination of skills allows us to provide our clients with truly multi-faceted, holistic analysis. We enjoy the challenges presented in analyzing novel investment structures.

 

Our goal is to provide your firm with reliable, timely, and actionable information on all types of alternative investments.

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