Mark S. Cherry is a self-employed attorney and certified public accountant in a general practice law firm in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. His firm has extensive experience in foreclosure prevention, real estate, tax law, and bankruptcy law. Mr. Cherry is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, federal district courts, bankruptcy court, Federal Court of Appeals, and U.S. Tax Court. He is also qualified as a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) in business valuation and a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF). Mr. Cherry is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (AAA-CPA). He earned his J.D. degree from the Delaware Law School of Widener University and his B.B.A. degree from Temple University (Moot Court Honor Society).
Anthony H. Chwastyk is a partner with the Philadelphia office of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC. As trusted corporate counsel to companies in highly regulated and growing industries such as healthcare and e-commerce, he helps clients navigate compliance and regulatory challenges so they can focus on innovating and expanding their businesses. Mr. Chwastyk's experience as corporate counsel to privately held organizations gives him a unique perspective when working with in-house attorneys and operational teams. He reviews, negotiates, and implements high-value software agreements, vendor contracts, real estate transactions, and financing arrangements. Before joining Cohen Seglias, Mr. Chwastyk served as corporate counsel for a large New Jersey-based nonprofit healthcare system, and as general counsel to a mid-sized New Jersey industrial supplier. During that time, he handled matters related to real estate, healthcare, IT, international law, and intellectual property. Mr. Chwastyk is admitted in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from La Salle University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law.
Chad M. Cowan is a member of the Pennsylvania office of Cozen O'Connor. He is a seasoned transactional attorney with experience representing a wide variety of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, private equity owned enterprises, venture capital backed entities, and family owned businesses. Mr. Cowan has represented cutting-edge technology companies in such industries as robotics, 3-D printing, mobile application, telemedicine, data analytics, and e-commerce. He has also represented consumer product manufacturers, engineering firms, auto parts distributors, nursing home operators, and companies in the food and beverage industry. Mr. Cowan earned his bachelor's degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. While in law school, he was the research editor for the
University of Pittsburgh Law Review.
Joel Ruffini practices in the area of corporate law, representing entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies from entity formation through exit, and investors in financing transactions. Mr. Ruffini regularly represents startups and investors in capital raising transactions, including angel, seed, venture capital, growth equity, and strategic financing transactions. He has counseled startups and investors in hundreds of early-stage financing transactions using convertible notes, SAFEs, and preferred equity structures. As counsel to emerging growth companies, Mr. Ruffini helps companies with commercial contracts, corporate governance, and other issues they face in their business operations. A significant portion of his practice involves advising venture capital funds, private equity funds, crossover funds, and other institutional investors in connection with their investments in startups and other growth stage private companies. Mr. Ruffini's private equity experience includes growth equity investments, secondary sale transactions, recapitalization transactions, structured equity investments, buyout transactions, minority equity investments, and other complex financing transactions. In addition to his experience in investment transactions, he also represents buyers and sellers in a variety of mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions. Mr. Ruffini earned his B.A. and B.S. degrees from University of Minnesota and his J.D. degree from Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School.
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