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The St. Louis office of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. is pleased to announce that Drew H. Yaeger has joined the Corporate Department as an associate. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, and general commercial and corporate governance. Mr. Yaeger was formerly associated with Thompson Coburn LLP.

Mr. Yaeger represents a broad spectrum of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to mid-market and smaller enterprises, in all types of M&A transactions, especially in the drafting and negotiation of stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, and merger agreements. He has particular experience advising biotech and other privately held tech companies regarding their financing and capitalization. With respect to general corporate matters, Mr. Yaeger advises his clients in regulatory filings, raising capital, compliance, corporate governance, takeover defenses, and shareholder proposals. More…

To better serve its long-standing and growing client base in Southern Illinois, the law firm of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh is pleased to announce the opening of a new office on Main Street in downtown Edwardsville, across the street from the historic Wildey Theatre. Lewis Rice brings to Edwardsville its 104 year history of providing the business community the highest quality legal services across all practice specialty areas. More…

The St. Louis office of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. is pleased to announce that Grant D. Wiens has joined the Litigation Department as a member practicing in the areas of education, labor and employment and municipal law. Mr. Wiens was formerly associated with the law firm Porter Foster Rorick LLP in Seattle, Washington.

Before joining Lewis Rice, Mr. Wiens represented more than 70 public school districts and municipal entities throughout the state of Washington. He provided general counsel in most phases of school operations, with an emphasis on labor relations, personnel matters, school administration, student civil rights, special education, and business services. In his work with municipal corporations, Mr. Wiens assisted with governance and personnel issues, development and enforcement of municipal codes, public records requests and state sunshine regulations, and served as a local prosecutor. Mr. Wiens is also an experienced litigator who advises clients in a variety of labor and employment contexts: leading collective bargaining negotiations; addressing union grievances; investigating employee misconduct; coordinating discipline and termination decisions; drafting employee policies and handbooks; and responding to state and federal discrimination complaints. More…