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Provided by Franklin Jelsma
Franklin K. Jelsma is the Firm's Managing Partner, and a member of Wyatt's Corporate & Securities Service Team. Mr. Jelsma concentrates his practice in the areas of general business law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and venture capital transactions.
Highest professional ratings by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory; Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2007-2020; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2017-2020; and Commercial Financial Law, 2018-2020; Best Lawyers® 2017 Louisville Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) "Lawyer of the Year;"
Best Lawyers® 2016 Louisville Securities / Capital Markets Law "Lawyer of the Year;" Best Lawyers® 2013 Louisville Mergers & Acquisitions Law "Lawyer of the Year;" Recognized by his peers as one of the Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 2011-2018 in the areas of business/corporate, mergers & acquisitions, securities & corporate finance.
Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations.
University of Kentucky, Associate Editor for the Kentucky Law Journal (JD 1991); Princeton University (AB 1986).
Provided by Chambers
Franklin Jelsma advises public and private sector clients on corporate matters. He represents clients in M&A and venture capital transactions while also assisting with corporate governance issues.
Provided by Chambers
"Franklin is extremely patient and is able to distill very complicated deal documents into easily digestible deals and negotiating points. He made himself available 24/7 throughout our process."
"Franklin is extremely patient and is able to distill very complicated deal documents into easily digestible deals and negotiating points. He made himself available 24/7 throughout our process."
