Peter Eckert Reinert is a lawyer practicing acquisitions & divestitures, licensing & distribution, banking & financial services and 12 other areas of law. Peter received a B.S. degree from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1978, and has been licensed for 42 years. Peter practices in Orlando, FL.
Professional Certifications, Memberships and Activities •Certified Public Accountant licensed in Florida (1981) and New York (1979)
•International Institute for Management Development (IMD), General Electric Executive Development Program, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1993
•U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division, Miami Branch Office,1984
•Director and General Counsel, First Bell Bancorp, Inc., NASDAQ Symbol FBBC, Holding Company for $1 Billion Savings & Loan, Pittsburgh, 1995-2003
•Investment Program Association, Speaker, What's Next for Private Placements? Emerging Trends in a Shifting Landscape, Washington, D.C., 2016
•Financial Executives International, Moderator, JOBS Act/Crowd Funding, 2013
•Association of Corporate Counsel, Central Florida Chapter, Moderator, The Lowndes- ACC Seminar, APPs Suite, 2012
•Association of Corporate Counsel, Central Florida Chapter, Moderator, Let's Play JEOPARDY! A Seminar with Answers to Your Legal Questions, 2011
•Financial Executives International, Speaker, Practical Solutions To Your Legal Issues, Orlando, 2011
•Florida Venture Forum Capital Conference, Moderator, St. Petersburg, 2016
•Florida Venture Forum Capital Conference, Moderator, Ponte Vedra, 2013
•Florida Venture Forum, Early Stage Conference, Moderator, Orlando, 2013 and 2012
•Florida Venture Forum, Private Equity Seminar, Speaker, Gainesville, 2001
•KPMG, CEO National Conference, Speaker, How to Structure and Close Your M&A Deal, 2001
•Orange County Bar Association, Chair, Business Law Committee, 1999-2003, Outstanding Committee Chairman of the Year, Business Law Committee, 2003
•American Bar Association, Vice Chair, Membership Committee, Antitrust Section, 1993-2003
Member, Executive Council, Antitrust Section, 1993-1995
Assembly Speaker, Young Lawyer Section, 1992-1993
Assembly Clerk, Young Lawyer Section, 1991-1992
Director, Young Lawyers Section, 1990-1991
Chair, Affiliate Outreach Project National Conferences, Young Lawyer Section, 1989-1990
Chair, Tax Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1988-1989
Member, Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services, 1991-1992.
•The Florida Bar, Co-Chair, Educational Programs, Tax Section, 1999-2001
•Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
•Dade County Bar Association, Young Lawyer Section, President, 1990-1991
Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney Award Recipient, 1986, 1987, 1988
•Legal Services Corporation of Miami, Inc., Director, 1988-1991
•General Electric Corporation, Vice President and General Counsel, GE Service Management, Senior Counsel - Transactions (GE Appliances and GE Plastics), 1992-1997
•Author, Florida Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code: Forms and Practice Manual, Data Trace Publishing, 2002, Annual Updates 2003 - Present
•Ernst & Young (New York) and KPMG (Miami), Tax Advanced Staff Accountant, 1977-1985.
