Ruben K. Chuquimia

314-615-6251 (Office)
314-261-2851 (Fax)

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Areas of Practice:

Business Formation and Development

Business Services

Corporate Governance

Hospitality and Leisure

International

Mergers and Acquisitions

Securities

Mr.Chuquimia practices in the areas of General Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Law and Emerging Business Development practice areas. His practice includes a broad range of corporate, securities and transactional work, with extensive experience in the following areas:

• Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, takeovers (negotiated and contested) and cross-border transactions
• Public and private equity and debt offerings and venture capital transactions
• Securities compliance and disclosure matters, and other counseling for companies with publicly traded securities
• Counseling boards of directors and audit committees
• New business formation, development, funding and strategy
• Technology licensing agreements, technology joint venture agreements, Internet related agreements and general commercial agreements.

Mr. Chuquimia has represented a wide variety of corporate clients, including large publicly traded corporations, privately held entities, private equity funds, “start-up” companies and entrepreneurs.

Awards and Honors

• Selected by The Saint Louis Business Journal as a “Dealmaker of the Year” in 2000
• Named “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group in 2009, one of 176 nationally recognized attorneys based on an annual survey of corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 companies to identify lawyers who provide outstanding service to clients
• Named in Chambers and Partners Leading Lawyers as Corporate/M&A Leading Individual in 2011
• Named in "The Best Lawyers in America" 2012 for Corporate Law

Bar Admissions and Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association

The Missouri Bar

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Education:

J.D., Washington University School of Law

B.A., Duke University