Steven L. Fuchs, J.D.

Experience

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  Hartman & Levine / Sidley Holding Corp.

  Jan 1972 - now

  President

  Began as a rent collector/bookkeeper, now president, of grandfather’s company, founded in 1916. Managed Bronx real estate--residential and retail (1972-3). Advise (1979 - Present) company regarding Bronx multi-family and retail workouts, turn-arounds, financings, dispositions and major lease decisions. Serve as president (since 2015).

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  March-Eton Corporation

  Dec 1980 - Jun 1982

  Vice President

  Originated and sold sale-leaseback syndications to wire houses and regional broker dealers. Created and marketed net-lease `tax strip` transactions to pension funds.https://rapidshare.com/files/1458257653/MarchEton.pdf

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  Merrill Lynch

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1985

  Vice President

  Investment Banking: Originated, structured and closed corporate finance transactions. Developed successful financial products, e.g., lease-backed bonds, single purpose REITs, and zero coupon mortgages. Coordinated complex closings, including real estate and corporate documentation, and SEC compliance. Clients included major retailers, e.g., Safeway, Kroger, K mart, as well as non-retail companies.Securities Marketing: Managed net lease equity syndication marketing through the MLPF&S retail system, and through regional broker-dealers. Created marketing materials, coordinated the Tax Investment Marketing Department with retail offerings, and conducted sales meetings with account executives. Privately placed rated mortgage debt. Marketed leveraged lease equities directly to corporate treasurers, and sold unleveraged equity through the first net-lease REIT. Show less

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  Drexel Burnham Lambert

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

  Vice President

  Corporate Finance Department: Structured and closed asset-based financings and recapitalizations via debt and equity syndication. Developed and wholesaled direct investment programs. Originated and placed commercial mortgage loans, mortgaged-backed corporate debt, and real property equities. Advisory: Worked closely with the M&A, LBO and High Yield Bond departments in establishing underlying values and financing potential of target-company assets. Assisted the corporate `workout group` in asset dispositions in Chapter 11 and turnaround situations. Structured REITs and analyzed underlying values. Show less

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  Fuchs Capital Corporation

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  President

  Structured and marketed LBO and venture capital investments to institutional and individual investors. Organized a successful LBO fund, Oldwick Capital Partners, LLC with institutional partner, Hambro International Venture Fund, doubling un-leveraged investor equity in under one year.

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  Steven L. Fuchs, Attorney at Law

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1995

  Family Law Advisor, Attorney, Writer, Publisher, AOL Content Provider

  1994 - Wrote, as primary author, and uploaded the first non-technical e-book, the "Tao of Divorce" Reviewed by the New York Times News Service: "The book integrates Eastern philosophy with divorce, and urges women to adopt such strategies as "enemy reconnaissance, strategic information, covert planning, and the element of surprise" to get what they want in court. (They do not rule out, for example, ransacking the house for secret places in which the husband might have hidden assets or using his secretary's diary to retrace his whereabouts when investigating adultery.) 1993 - Co-wrote How to File for Divorce in Massachusetts (Now in its 3rd Edition) 1992 - 3: Created the first on-line legal newsletter, the Family Law Advisor®, for AOL posting, parlaying early 1980s experience at Modem Over Manhattan (MOM), one of the country's first entertainment bulletin board services. 1991–1994: Practiced family law. Recognized the bar's failure to address legal consumers' needs, and responded by writing books, the newsletter and creating DivorceNet and related sites. 5/5 Peer-rated "AV" Martindale http://www.martindale.com/Steven-L-Fuchs/685760-lawyer.htm Show less

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  Steven L. Fuchs, J.D., Consultant

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

  Real Estate Consultant

  Resolution Trust Corporation contractor.Advised investment banks and big-six accounting firms, plus Kenneth Leventhal & Co., on structuring and evaluating commercial mortgage assets. Managed a nation-wide network of commercial property inspectors for Commercial Mortgage Services, Los Alamitos, CA.

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  LawTek Media Group, LLC

  Jan 1995 - Jul 2010

  Founder & CEO

  Holding company for various law-related websites, including Divorcenet.comConceptualized, built and oversaw management of the oldest and largest divorce resource on the net, www.DivorceNet.com, with 1.2+ million monthly page views, 250,000 unique monthly visitors, and over 800 advertisers. Featured in the media. Sold to Internet Brands/NOLO in 2010. Created overall vision, set strategy, and developed the internet’s first: Interactive law site, including calculators, worksheets, lawyer-moderated bulletin boards, and chat. • Family law e-newsletter (1994) • National online divorce resource (1995) • Online matrimonial lawyer directory (1996) • Divorce site linked from the Library of Congress and the American Bar Association. Developed strategic partnerships/alliances with corporate sponsors and vendors, including LexisNexus (Martindale-Hubbell) and Fox Broadcasting (Divorce Court). Built, supported and inspired the advertising/subscription sales force; exploited Webtrends and Google Analytics as sales tools. Created unique content and features; oversaw product development, including e-books, with lawyers and advertisers. Managed the editor-in-chief, operations director, chief technology officer as well as outsourced services, e.g., CFO, PR and "inside" sales. Converted the technology/advertising-phobic family law bar. Directed all advertising, trade shows, marketing and public relations: 1) issued press releases, 2) conducted media interviews, 3) retained SEO professionals, and 4) managed AdWords campaigns. Negotiated and executed software development, affiliate, hosting and public relations contracts. Supervised the conversion of the 10,000+ page DivorceNet site to Plone, an open source Content Management System (CMS) built on top of Zope and its content management framework (CMF). Show less

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  BarterBall, Inc.

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  Founder

  Online trading platform facilitating service-for-service barter. Allows service providers and freelancers to trade what they offer for what they need. Site currently offline and will relaunch from Toronto.

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  College of the Desert

  Dec 2014 - now

  Adjunct Professor - Business Law and Government

  Business Law, Government and Real Estate DevelopmentDistance Education Certified: Canvas; Blackboard; ConferZoom/3C; Proctorio, Screencast-O-Matic; eLumen (SLOs); Accessibility

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  Saudi Electronic University

  Aug 2021 - now

  International Distance Educator - Business Law

  Teach Business Law to Saudi students.