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Arkansas Business has recognized Taylor Stockemer as one of Arkansas’ 40 under 40. In the latest issue released Tuesday, Arkansas Business named Taylor along with 40 other professionals across the state. These leaders will be formally recognized on June 11 at 11:30 A.M. at the Statehouse Convention Center.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to announce Taylor A. Stockemer and Kael K. Bowling as the firm’s newest partners. Taylor, a highly accomplished professional with a diverse background in Mergers & Acquisitions, securities and investment banking, and regulatory law and Kael, who serves as litigation counsel to financial institutions, creditors, real estate and construction firms, and other business entities.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark is pleased to announce the hiring of Michael M. Pollock. Pollock will practice in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group where he will primarily focus on advising clients in various areas of taxation and business transactions; including federal, state and local tax matters, tax controversies, mergers and acquisitions, and general business transactions, formation and planning.   

Erin A. James has joined Friday, Eldredge and Clark's Rogers office where she will be the newest associate in the mergers and acquisitions practice group. Her practice will involve all aspects of business mergers and acquisitions, general business formation and choice of entities, including structuring, due diligence, negotiation and documentation.

On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a rule proposal to provide a safe harbor exemption permitting an individual acting as an unregistered broker or dealer, or “finder,” to engage in capital-raising activities on behalf of smaller private companies without registering as a broker-dealer. The SEC’s proposal (Release No. 34-90112; File No. S7-13-20) aims to address concerns that have been raised by small businesses when attempting to identify “finders” to engage potential investors while raising capital. In today’s capital markets, the SEC has not previously recognized a “finders” exemption or exception, nor has the SEC provided general guidance on “finders”, other than interpretive positions taken by the SEC staff in no-action letters, prompting some to observers to refer to the use of finders as the “gray market.”

Friday, Eldredge & Clark is proud to announce the hiring of Isabel Thoma and Julio R. Olaya Jr. Isabel joins the firm’s Rogers office where she will practice in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group. Her practice will include all aspects of business mergers and acquisitions, including structuring, due diligence, negotiation and documentation. Julio joins the firm’s Little Rock office where he will work primarily on issues related to medical malpractice and will assist clients with labor and employment issues.