Brian D. O'Keefe
Birmingham,
Michigan
Brian D. O'Keefe is a founding partner of the firm and supervises its transactional, real estate, business, and personal planning departments. Mr. O'Keefe represents local, regional, and national entities and associations in general business and corporate matters, including formations, financings, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, dissolutions and reorganizations. In addition, he represents lenders, borrowers, and developers in sophisticated real estate transactions as well as individuals and entities in business, asset protection and personal planning matters. In recent years, Mr. O'Keefe has focused his practice in the area of venture capital financing where, among other things, he has represented both private and public funding sources and individuals and entities receiving angel and venture capital. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Mr. O'Keefe has been given the highest ranking of AV from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Michigan Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers from 2014 to 2024, as a Michigan Top Attorney by Crain's Detroit Business, and as a Top Lawyer by "dBusiness" magazine in the area of corporate law. He is outside general counsel to Realcomp II, Ltd, the largest real estate multi-listing service in the State of Michigan. Over the course of his career, Mr. O'Keefe has been legal counsel in transactions with a cumulative value in excess of $1 billion. He received his BA from Michigan State University, graduating cum laude, and his JD from Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Mr. O'Keefe is admitted to practice in Michigan, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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