He currently practices in the areas of creditors’ rights, securities law, general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (including numerous commercial financing transactions), venture capital and tax law. He counsels publicly and privately-held clients on tax planning, corporate structuring and governance strategies, and facilitates private placements, mergers, financings, acquisitions and divestitures. This representation includes, for private companies, business succession and finally estate and probate planning.

Because of his commitment to client service and responsiveness, Kevin’s clients consider him to be their primary consultant for all business and legal matters, and count on Mr. Gluntz to provide them with significant, “business-wise” input on tax planning, corporate structuring and governance strategies as well as providing them sound business advice.

In the Finance Law area, Mr. Gluntz has assisted numerous banks in the following ways:

• Negotiation and preparation of Loan Documents and related security agreements;

• For troubled commercial loans: Loan Workouts, Forbearances, Short Sales, Deeds-in-lieu or foreclosure actions, including the proper handling and disposal of Bank Owned Real Estate and other foreclosed collateral;

• Counseling on proper collection methods that comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act;

• Counseling to prevent lender liability and defense of lender liability suits; and

• Counseling in all other areas of compliance applicable to lenders and financial institutions, such as fair lending laws, privacy laws and anti-money laundering laws.

In the Securities Law area, with regard to public companies, Mr. Gluntz has been involved over the course of 30+ years with various initial public offerings and shelf offerings of stock, including several reverse mergers into public shell companies with a seasoned shareholder base and PIPES (private investment in public equity).  With regard to reporting entities, Mr. Gluntz assists his clients in the preparation of annual and quarterly SEC filings, and in the proper preparation, execution and delivery of proxy statements and shareholder meeting materials. He provides sound substantive counsel with respect to Section 16 short-swing trading and insider reporting concerns, Rule 144 and Rule 145 requirements, fiduciary obligations and duties of directors and officers and all aspects of the Securities Laws of 1933 and 1934.

In connection with those subject to the 1940 Investment Advisors Act, Mr. Gluntz represents numerous investment advisors and broker-dealers and their respective representatives and, in connection with such representation, assists these clients in minimizing their SEC and state operational compliance violations as well as completing all their ongoing SEC and state compliance functions. Such representation includes assisting Regulated Investment Advisor clients by, among other tasks, drafting their Compliance and Procedures Manuals and assisting them in properly adopting these procedures (including training the Chief Compliance Officer), as well assisting these clients in implementing a review program for annual internal reviews required by the SEC or state agencies. Finally, Mr. Gluntz has appeared before FINRA on behalf of these clients where necessary.

Mr. Gluntz also represents investment funds of various sizes and structures in the formation and capital raising process. Clients include venture capital and private equity funds, real estate and other sector specific equity funds, mezzanine funds, funds-of-funds and hedge funds. Counsel includes advising on structure and terms, relationships with fund principals, federal, state, and local securities and blue sky compliance, tax and pension fund-related advice and Investment Company Act and Investment Advisors Act compliance. He also provides assistance in creating hedge funds and other investment funds that do not require registration with any state or federal government agency. Notwithstanding the lack of formal regulation, such funds need to follow procedures designed to protect promoters against liability when such funds fail to prosper.

In the area of Tax Law, Mr. Gluntz is admitted to and has represented tax clients in, U.S. Tax Court and Federal District Court in both criminal and civil proceedings against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and has helped numerous clients significantly reduce or eliminate assessed tax penalties and associated interest and has represented clients being audited by the IRS, achieving success on many key issues. Mr. Gluntz is widely known for his experience in all legal and tax aspects of partnerships and small business “S” corporations. His extensive tax knowledge in all areas of taxation makes him an invaluable asset to clients engaging in the purchase or sale of businesses or simply looking to free up capital from tax obligations.

In the Aviation Law area, Mr. Gluntz began the practice almost twenty years ago by his representation of a company selling fractional ownership interests in Aircraft as part of a program that was effectively an Aircraft time-share program. Since that time his practice has grown to encompass more areas of Aviation Law. Currently, Mr. Gluntz’ business aviation practice encompasses the full range of transactional and regulatory issues affecting corporate aircraft owners and operators. He advises individuals, as well as numerous large and small businesses, both foreign and domestic, in aircraft sale, purchase, lease, fractional ownership, management, and finance transactions. He also provides advice on FAA, DOT, and income and sales tax issues affecting aircraft ownership and operations. He also assists his clients in structuring their aircraft operations to comply with applicable FAA, DOT, and IRS requirements.