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Kenneth C. Wright

Kenneth Wright has been a practitioner in securities, finance and transactional matters for more than 28 years. His practice encompasses transaction structuring, acquisitions, dispositions, public and private offerings of securities, structured finance and international financings and transactions. Mr. Wright has served as lead counsel in many complex and substantial acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and financings.

Mr. Wright’s practice includes public and private entities in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions (including China). He has represented clients in the areas of financial services, investment fund formation and management, communications, technology, power and energy (including renewable energy), real estate, vehicle dealerships, agriculture, insurance, manufacturing, healthcare (including large medical practices), tax-exempt organizations and resort and timeshare development.

Mr. Wright is immediate past Chairman of the Board of the Florida Opportunity Fund, funded by (i) the Florida legislature to invest in seed capital and early stage venture capital funds that agree to invest in Florida and (ii) the Florida Energy and Climate Commission to invest in Florida businesses to increase the use of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, equipment and materials.

Mr. Wright is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (limited to 1/3 of 1% of all ABA members) and past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Special Investors and Investment Structures Group (which includes substantive committees on Pension Plan Investments, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Life Insurance Company Investments, Real Estate Investment Funds, International Investments in Real Estate and Federal Taxation of Real Estate).  Mr. Wright is also a Red Book listed Bond Lawyer.

Mr. Wright holds a Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating of “AV” (highest possible for professional competence and ethics).

Mr. Wright has served on numerous Community and Charitable Boards and their Executive Committees, including The Florida Chamber, The Rollins College China Center, The Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross of Central Florida, The Southeast Resource Council of the American Red Cross, Junior Achievement of Central Florida, World Trade Center Orlando, The Harmony Institute, The Harmony Charter School and The Winter Park Racquet Club.  Mr. Wright is also a Trustee of the Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida.

Mr. Wright is a frequent speaker and international business traveler.

Selected Articles, Programs and Awards:

• Program Chair: “Update on LLCs and Land Trusts; Entity Choices for Global Real Estate Investing” ABA Hot Topic Program (September 2009)
• Program Chair: “Tax Opportunities and Pitfalls in Real Estate Workouts” ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (August 2009)
• Program Chair: “The Global Financial Crisis—Input on International Investments in Real Estate” ABA Hot Topics Program (June 2009)
• Program Chair: “A Post Stimulus Bill (ARRA 2009), ESSA, TARP and Election Update on Tax and Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Investments in Real Estate” ABA Hot Topics Program (March 2009)
• Program Chair: “Hot Topics in Global Real Estate Investing – Credit Squeeze, Entity and Structuring” ABA Spring Symposium, Washington, D.C. (April, 2009)
• Program Chair: “The Tax Sale of Real Estate Workouts, Foreclosures and Short Sales” ABA Hot Topics Program (December 2008)
• Program Chair: “Hot Topics in the World of Special Investors/Current Issues in Cross Border Transactions,” ABA Annual Spring Symposia, Washington, D.C. (May 2008)
• Panelist: “China—Commercial Legal Climate 2008 Forward,” Rollins College China Center/World Trade Center, Orlando, FL (April 2008)
• Panelist: “Is the 21st Century the Chinese Century?” Rollins College China Center, Orlando, FL (December 2006)
• Programs Chair: "Investing in Real Estate in China" and "Alternative Vehicles for Investing in U.S. Real Property," ABA Fall Meeting, Denver, CO (October 2006)
• Programs Chair: "International Investing in Real Estate—Outbound (including case studies for Mexico and Italy) and Inbound Structures," ABA Spring Symposium, Washington, DC (April 2005)
• Presenter: "Model Patriot Act Provisions," ABA Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA (September 2005)
• 2003-2004 Leadership Florida
• Author: "The USA Patriot Act and Executive Order 13224," ABA Section of Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Magazine (February 2006)
• Book of Honor Award for Stability Through Trade—International World Trade Centers Associations (November 2003)
• Author: "Investments in China via the Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise," Baker Hostetler International Newsletter (November 2003)
• Featured Speaker: "The IPO and Nasdaq Listing Process for Non-U.S. Issuers," PKF Worldwide Summit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (June 1998)
• Panelist: "Debt Financing—Underwriting Structures, Sources and Trends," Pan Asian Summit for Hotel & Resort Development, Manila, Philippines (October 1997)
• Featured Speaker: "Latest Developments in Hospitality Products and Structures," Pacific Asia Travel Association, Hong Kong Convention Center (May 1996)
• Program Chair: "Latest Developments in Structured Finance," ABA Annual Meeting, New York, New York (August 1994)
• Program Chair: "Securitization Today in the United Kingdom," ABA Spring Meeting, Brussels, Belgium (April 1993)
• Presenter: "Report on Timeshare and Securitizations," ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (August 1993)
• Author: "Return of the REIT," Developments Magazine (June 1993)
• Author: "The Securitization Alternative," Developments Magazine (February 1993)
• Leadership Orlando (1992 - 1993)