People•Jeffrey A. Scudder, P.C.
Jeffrey A. Scudder, P.C.
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Jeffrey A. Scudder, P.C.

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People•Jeffrey A. Scudder, P.C.

Jeff Scudder's practice is concentrated in corporate and securities law, with a focus on complex business transactions (including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged recapitalizations and restructurings), corporate governance, SEC reporting and compliance, general contracting, and compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (including notification filings with the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice). Jeff has advised boards, board committees and officers of clients across a wide variety of industries, ranging from publicly traded corporations with large market capitalizations to private equity firms to small nonprofit entities. He has significant experience representing educational institutions, including postsecondary institutions and charter schools, in connection with general corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. Jeff has also assisted public and private companies in raising capital through securities offerings of various types, including common and preferred stock issuances, debt issuances, PIPE transactions and equity lines of credit.

Jeff chairs the firm’s Attorney Development Committee and is a member of the firm’s Hiring Committee.

  • The University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2006)
    • Editorial Board, Iowa Law Review
  • The University of Northern Iowa (B.A., Finance and Economics, summa cum laude, 2003)
    • President of the Student Body
    • Recipient of "Purple and Old Gold Award" as outstanding graduate in finance

  • American Bar Association

  • "Paying it Forward: UNIBusiness Alum Gives Students Opportunities," Profiled, UNIBusiness News (July 2018)
  • "The New FCPA Cooperation Plan," Co-Author, Inside Counsel (September 6, 2016)
  • "2016 Annual Meeting Season," Co-Author, Corporate Communicator (Winter 2016)
  • "Proxy Advisory Firms," Author, The Corporate Counselor (July 2015)
  • "Seventh Annual Public Company Proxy Season Update," Presenter, Snell & Wilmer (January 2015)
  • "Sixth Annual Public Company Proxy Season Update," Presenter, Snell & Wilmer (January 2014)
  • "Fifth Annual Public Company Proxy Season Update," Presenter, Snell & Wilmer (January 2013)
  • "Fourth Annual Public Company Proxy Season Update," Presenter, Snell & Wilmer (January 2012)
  • "Latest Disclosure and Governance Developments," Co-Author, The Corporate Communicator (January 2012)
  • "Nevada: Delaware of the West?," Co-Author, DealLawyers (November 2011)
  • "Observations About the Status of Nevada Corporate Law – Delaware of the West?," Co-Author, The Corporate Communicator (Spring 2011)
  • "The Votes Are In ... Say-on-Pay Is Mandatory," Co-Author, Orange County Business Journal (April 2011)
  • "Third Annual Public Company Roundtable," Presenter, Snell & Wilmer (January 2011)
  • "A New Year's Resolution for the Proxy Statement: Mandatory 'Say on Pay,'" Author, The Corporate Communicator (January 2011)
  • "Summary of Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Portions of the Dodd-Frank Act," Author, The Corporate Communicator (July 2010)
  • "Second Annual Public Company Roundtable," Presenter, Snell & Wilmer (January 2010)
  • "SEC Developments and Other Issues Affecting Your 2009 Annual Report and the Upcoming Proxy Season," Author, The Corporate Communicator (January 2010)
  • "Panel Discussion on SBIR Funding, Moderator," Third Annual Nanotechnology Symposium (2008)
  • "After Rants v. Vilsack: An Update on Item Veto Law in Iowa and Elsewhere," Note, 91 Iowa L. Rev. 373 (2005)

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law (2022-2023); Corporate Governance Law (2023)
  • Southwest Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Business/Corporate (2014-2020)

  • University of Northern Iowa College of Business
    • Dean’s Executive Advisory Board (2016-present)
    • Alumni in Residence, Economics Department (2012)
  • Iowa Law School Foundation, Board of Directors (2017-present)
  • Arizona Town Hall (2011-present)
    • Executive Committee
    • Training Committee
  • Valley of the Sun United Way, Generation United Steering Committee (2011-2013)
  • Valley of the Sun YMCA, Finance Committee (2010-2014)
  • Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA Board of Management (2007-2014)
    • Board Chair
    • Executive Committee
    • Finance Committee, Chair
  • Genesis Program, Inc., Board of Directors (2007-present)
    • Secretary
  • Active 20-30 Club of Phoenix #99 (2010-2012)
  • Paradise Valley United Methodist Church (2006-present)

  • Arizona

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona
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