Keith Wasserstrom is the founding partner of the Hometown Full Service Business Advisory firm, Wasserstrom & Associates Consulting, in Davie. Prior to that, he was a Hollywood City Commissioner and one of South Florida's most prominent corporate lawyers. Before going out on his own, Keith was a Corporate and Securities Partner in Hogan & Hartson's Miami Office. Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson, Keith was a partner at Baker & Mckenzie's Miami office for three years. Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie, Keith worked at Greenberg Traurig for six years in their Ft. Lauderdale office. He predominantly represented emerging and start-up technology companies, from initial capitalization through sale or initial public offering. Keith has represented both issuers and underwriters in connection with public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities. Keith has also represented many private and public companies in connection with domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, tender offers, venture capital and securitization transactions, private financings and routine filings under the U.S. securities laws. Keith counsels clients in general corporate matters and negotiations with respect to management, licensing, distribution, employment, consulting and shareholder agreements and advises client regarding shareholder, regulatory, employee benefit, state and Federal securities and other matters.

Areas of Experience

• Corporate
• Securities
• Mergers
• Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Government Relations

Significant Representations

• 4/05 Technion Communications Corporation; $20 million financing with Wachovia and Banyan (represented issuer.
• 11/04 Global Partners Group, sale to vFinance Corporation (represented sellers).
• 2/02 Z-Kat, Inc. $15 million venture capital (represented company).
• 6/00 Take To Auction.com; $10 million IPO (represent issuer).
• 4/00 Total Gas & Electric; $11 million sale to Star Gas (represented sellers).
• 2/00 Domain Name Trust; $10 million sale to MedAscend (represented sellers).
• 12/99 Take to Auction.com; various venture capital transactions (represented company).
• 3/99 Durkan Patterned Carpets; $100 million sale to Mohawk Industries (represented sellers).
• 8/98 Meister Financial Group; $5 million venture capital (represented company).
• 6/98 Maxnet Communications System; $15 million sale to H.I.G Capital Management (represented sellers).
• 5/98 Interim Services; $450 million stock/debt public offering (represented issuer).
• 10/97 AmeriPath; $103 million initial public offering (represented issuer).

Professional & Community Involvement

• Martindale Hubbell Rated AV (Very High to Preeminent)
• South Florida Business Journal’s Best of the Bar ’03, 04; Florida Trend Magazines Legal Elite ‘04 Up & Comers Award Finalist ‘00, '01 (Broward-Palm Beach), '01 (Miami-Dade)
• Greater Hollywood Jaycee’s 2005 Distinguished Service Award – Government
• Touro College Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award ‘01
• 1996 Broward County Federation Jerry Zvi Wolf Young Leadership Award
• Florida Chairman, President’s Business Advisory Council ’04-’05; Businessman of the Year ‘04
• South Florida Ballet Theatre Annual Arts and Business Leadership Award ‘03
• National Young Leadership Cabinet of United Jewish Communities ’00-'06
• Broward and Miami-Dade Israel Bonds, Advisory Board, Campaign Cabinet ‘97-present
• The Wharton Club of South Florida ‘94-present; Vice President of Programming; Executive Board '01-‘04
• Gold Coast Penn Alumni Club ‘95-present
• Who's Who publications 1994-present, including Swarthmore, Empire, International Who’s Who of Professionals, Who’s Who Historical Society and various others
• Leadership Hollywood XXII ’98
• Hollywood Business Council ’02-'06
• Hollywood Medical Center (Tenet Hospital) Advisory Board ’05-'07
• Take Stock In Children, Leadership Council ‘2003 - '07
• South Florida Ballet Theater, Board of Directors ’03-'07
• Broward County Water Advisory Board ’03-'07
• Broward County Resource Recovery Board ’00-02
• Florida League of Cities, Intergovernmental Relations Committee ’03-'06
• Broward League of Cities, Board ’02-present Chair, Transportation Committee ’04-present Growth Committee ’04-'06; Planning Committee ’05-'06; Annexation Committee ’03-‘04 Hometown Security ’03-04 Resource Recovery Transition Committee ’03-04 Redevelopment Policy Committee ’03-04 TAC Review Committee ’03-04 By-Laws Committee ’03-'06
• The Jewish Federation of Broward County ‘97-‘00, '05-present; Executive Board ‘97-’98, and various committees ’97-present, including Planning and Allocations, Nominations, Day School, Business and Professions, Real Estate Division, Professional Advisory Board
• Broward County Jewish Community Relations Council, Chairman ‘97-‘98
• Jewish Family Service of Broward County, Board of Directors, Executive Committee ‘95-‘97
• South Florida Shomrim Society ’05-present
• America-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Florida State Chairman '06-'08 

Articles, Publications & Lectures