Serge V. Pavluk

Serge V. Pavluk’s practice focuses on a range of corporate and securities transactions representing both public and private companies in such industries as real estate development, television, publishing and broadcasting, banking, construction, financial services, online trading, technology, manufacturing, software, brokerage, storage and restaurant business. He is also a member of the firm's Opportunity Zones and Funds Industry Group.

Serge has experience in managing, structuring, negotiating and documenting complex mergers, tender offers, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, private and public securities offerings, commercial lending and financing transactions, joint ventures, private equity investments, periodic reporting by public companies in connection with the 1934 Act requirements, corporate governance, as well as business entity structuring and formation of limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships.

Having started his career at the New York City’s office of one of the top global (Magic Circle) law firms, Serge has particular experience in complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions and in all aspects of real estate development deals, including fund formation and joint ventures.

Representative Presentations and Publications

• Temporary Relief From Certain Shareholder Approval Requirements for NASDAQ-Listed Companies Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (May 5, 2020)
• NYSE Follows Nasdaq in Providing Temporary Relief from Price-Based Continued Listing Standards for Companies Affected by COVID-19 Crisis, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (April 23, 2020)
• Nasdaq's Temporary Relief from Price-Based Continued Listing Standards for Companies Affected by COVID-19 Crisis, Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (April 21, 2020)
• Dynamex Impact on California Businesses - Revisiting Dynamex One Year Later, Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (May 23, 2019)
• Lessons From the Edge: The Art of the Exit, Presenter, Entrepreneurs' Organization - Orange County, Aliso Viejo Country Club, CA (August 23, 2018)
• Corporate Governance and Independent Directors' Role in Public Companies With Dual Share Structure, Co-Author, Corporate Counsel (July 21, 2017)
• Building and Operating Your Company, Presenter, Egyptian American Chamber of Commerce Seminar, Costa Mesa, CA (November 9, 2016)
• Before Signing an M&A Letter of Intent, Consider These 7 Points, Co-Author, Mergers & Acquisitions (October 13, 2016)
• Preparing a Privately-Held Company for a Successful Sale, Moderator and Presenter, Round-Table Discussion at Entrepreneurs' Organization - Orange County, Newport Beach, CA (July 20, 2016)
• Hidden Pitfalls in Commonly Negotiated Provisions in Key Business Documents, Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel (Southern California Chapter), Long Beach, CA (June 15, 2016)
• Roundtable: Public Companies Going Global, Featured, Orange County Business Journal (June 8, 2015)
• Fee-shifting Bylaws a Hurdle for Shareholder-Plaintiffs, Co-Author, Daily Journal (May 7, 2015)
• Impact of Delaware Fee-Shifting Provisions on Derivative Actions in California, Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (April 8, 2015)
• Q&A With Snell & Wilmer's Serge Pavluk, Capital Markets Section, Law360 (October 14, 2014)
• Law Savvy, Feature Article, Brickell Magazine (December 2013)
•“Serge Pavluk leads Bilzin team in international acquisition,” Feature Article, Daily Business Review (July 24, 2013)
• Florida Well-Poised For Private Equity, Editorial, Daily Business Review (June 21, 2013)
• Middle-Market Will Benefit Florida, the Nation’s Most Innovative State, New Miami Blog (June 12, 2013)
• New Rules for Remittance Transfer Providers, Author, Bilzin Sumberg Client Alert (October 4, 2012)
• Marketing And Selling Condo-Hotel Units Without Registering With The SEC,” Author, Florida Real Estate Journal (September 30, 2005)
• Regulation of the Turkish Straits: UNCLOS as an Alternative to the Treaty of Montreux and the 1994 Maritime Traffic Regulations for the Turkish Straits and Marmara Region, Note, International Law Journal (1999)

Professional Recognition and Awards

•Top Dealmakers of the Year, winner & runner up - Corporate International, Daily Business Review (2012)

Community Involvement

•New Miami Blog, Contributor (2012-2013)

Other Professional Experience

•Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Partner (2011-2014), Associate (2004-2010)
•Clifford Chance US LLP, Associate (2001-2004), Summer Associate (2000)

Related News & Events

• Jan 17
Snell & Wilmer Renews Commitment to Los Angeles
Moves to 31st Floor of Two California Plaza

• Jun 08
Roundtable: Public Companies Going Global
Orange County Business Journal

• Oct 01
Snell & Wilmer Welcomes Partner Serge Pavluk to Corporate and Securities Practice

Related Publications

• May 05
Temporary Relief From Certain Shareholder Approval Requirements for NASDAQ-Listed Companies Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

• Apr 23
NYSE Follows Nasdaq in Providing Temporary Relief from Price-Based Continued Listing Standards for Companies Affected by COVID-19 Crisis

• Apr 21
Nasdaq's Temporary Relief from Price-Based Continued Listing Standards for Companies Affected by COVID-19 Crisis

• May 23
Dynamex Impact on California Businesses - Revisiting Dynamex One Year Later

• Feb 08
California’s Gender Diversity on Boards Law and Its Broader Implications for Public and Private Companies

• Apr 08
Legal Alert - Impact of Delaware Fee-Shifting Provisions on Derivative Actions in California