November 30, 2021
Overview
Overview
Peter Sugar is an attorney in our Securities & Corporate Governance and Securities Litigation & Corporate Defense practice groups. He also works within our Emerging & Growth Business, and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups.
Peter represents clients in both private and public securities offerings, exchange offers, refinancings, private debt, mezzanine, and equity placements, as well as public companies in all aspects of 1933 Act, 1934 Act, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance matters. He represents directors of public corporations individually and in their capacities as members of Audit Committees, Disclosure Committees, and other special committees. He has an active practice in the acquisition and disposition of businesses and has led mergers and acquisitions teams in multiple sales of venture-backed businesses that have become finalists and winners of Crain’s Business Deal of the Year awards. Peter is also involved in all aspects of the formation, financing, and governance of businesses, including equity, debt, and hybrid capitalization transactions. Peter has assisted numerous businesses in financing their start-up all the way through an initial public offering (IPO).
Education & Admissions
Education & Admissions
Education
- Wayne State University Law School
J.D., cum laude
Articles and managing editor of the Wayne Law Review - Wayne State University
B.S. in Business Administration
Bar Admission
- Michigan
Court Admission
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Courts
Affiliations
Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section
- American Bar Association
News
News
November 19, 2020
14 Jaffe Attorneys Named as 2021 Top Lawyers by Dbusiness
August 24, 2020
27 Jaffe Attorneys Honored as 2021 Best Lawyers In America
Speaking Engagements
- Securities “Transactions” Hot Topics, 2014—2018 Midwest Securities Law Institute, Michigan State University School of Law.
- Moderator: Navigating the Brave New World of Equity Capital Formation: “Hot Issues” Worldwide IPO markets; Crowdfunding; Microlending; “Simplified” Public Offerings, TAGLaw International Conference, 2014
- Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University Law School; courses in Business Planning; Securities Regulation; Corporate Finance