Personnel Profiles
ELIZABETH BRANDON-BROWN is an attorney practicing in the securities and corporate law areas in Boca Raton, Florida, and has practiced in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, California. Ms. Brandon-Brown devotes a significant amount of her practice to emerging companies. This philosophy stems from the personal experience of raising capital through an IPO for her own company, Quest Publications, Inc. She has over 25 years of combined experience in the law and business, and over 14 years in drafting private placements.
Ms. Brandon-Brown has written extensively on securities matters, including guest columns in the Los Angles Business Journal, the Washington Business Journal and the South Florida Business Journal.
Ms. Brandon-Brown earned her B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida and her J.D. from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University, Washington, D.C. She is admitted to practice in California and Florida. Prior to earning her law degree, Ms. Brandon-Brown was the chief executive officer and founder of a publicly held company.
FRANK W. BROWN is the firm’s chief financial officer. Mr. Brown advises clients in finance and financial structuring for securities offerings, including researching industry comparables for P/E ratios, unit price structures based on the company, industry and current marketplace.
Mr. Brown has extensive experience in financing companies in a wide variety of industries including publishing, telecommunications, Internet, and health/fitness.
Mr. Brown’s experience includes an officer and director of a telecommunications company; an Internet communications company, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and director of two public companies in Virginia and a Senior Economist at the Department of Energy’s staff headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Brown received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Richmond and his Masters from the University of Florida.
SHANNON SUMMARS is the firm’s Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Summars advises clients on the structuring of their offering, current market conditions and industry risk factors.
Ms. Summars has an extensive background in working with Companies to develop strategic marketing plans that increase revenue. She has experience as the Vice President of Marketing for a telecommunications Company and Vice President of Marketing & Sales for an Internet publishing Company.
Ms. Summars experience includes President and owner of a commercial and residential real estate Brokerage in Florida. She is also an officer and director of a marketing and consulting firm. Ms. Summars received her B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California Los Angeles.
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