Q. Ellis Telford

Partner / Corporate

Boston Office

617-880-3468

617-692-3468 fax

etelford@riemerlaw.com

Ellis’s primary areas of practice include business and securities law, technology licensing and distribution, public and private debt and equity financing, intellectual property management and protection, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions. He has represented numerous issuers, investors, and underwriters in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. Additionally, he has counseled public companies and underwriters on their reporting and compliance obligations as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and National Association of Securities Dealers.

Representative Transactions

• Represented an investment fund in establishment of a $6 million senior credit facility (with warrants) with an optical device manufacturer
• Represented the majority stockholder of an automotive dealership in the buyout of minority shareholders and concurrent establishment of two credit facilities totaling $4.8 million
• Represented principal of a venture capital firm in separation from firm
• Represented the buyer in acquisition of a Maryland-based semiconductor device distributor
• Represented the buyer in acquisition of a commercial truck servicing business
• Represented a bank group in restructuring a $40 million credit facility with significant equity participation

Affiliations
Massachusetts Bar Association

Admissions
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1990

Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1990
Washington University in St. Louis, A.B., Phi Beta Kappa, 1987