Gregory A. PetroffPartner

Gregory A. Petroff

Partner
New Jersey
Email:  gpetroff@reitlerlaw.com
Phone: 609-514-1502

EXPERIENCE

Gregory practices primarily out of the Princeton, New Jersey office and concentrates in the areas of general corporate and securities law with an emphasis on emerging growth, technology and life science companies. He counsels senior executives, venture funds and private equity firms on a wide range of legal matters including:

• Mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies
• Private equity transactions
• Seed, angel and venture capital financings
• Securities reporting and disclosure
• Securities offerings and transactions
• Corporate governance
• Fund Formation
• Special Committee and Audit Committee representation
• Executive compensation
• General business strategy and tax planning

Prior to joining the firm, Gregory was an equity partner with Fox Rothschild, a national law firm, where he served as a member of the Technology, Life Science and Venture Finance Group and co-chairman of the firm’s Exempt Organizations Practice. Gregory also served as the judicial law clerk to the Hon. John A Ricciardi, P.J.S.C., Hon John P. Arnone, J.S.C. and the Hon. Paul F. Chaiet (New Jersey Superior Court – Monmouth County Vicinage).

Gregory is a frequent speaker on topics relating to venture capital, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and corporate tax and has published numerous articles on these and other subjects.

EDUCATION

• Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M, 1998)
• New England School of Law (J.D., 1996)
• Liberty University (B.S., 1991)

PROFESSIONAL

• Member, Princeton Rotary;
• Member, SoundBoard Angel Fund;
• Founding Member, BrandNewJ; and
• Member of the American and New Jersey Bar Associations.

ADMISSIONS

• New Jersey
• U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. District Court

RECOGNITION

• Since 2007, he has been recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers as one of the state’s outstanding lawyers in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance