Attorneys


Brian D. O'Keefe
Hyman Lippitt, P.C.
322 North Old Woodward
Birmingham, MI 48009-3481
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: (248) 646-8292
E-mail: bokeefe@hymanlippitt.com
Fax: (248) 646-8375
Web site: http://www.hymanlippitt.com


Position Areas of Practice Bar Admissions
Education Honors Affiliations

Mr. O'Keefe is a shareholder, director, and a founding member of the Firm. He is currently the supervising attorney of Hyman Lippitt, P.C.'s Transactional, Real Estate, Business and Personal Planning Law Departments.

Mr. O'Keefe represents local, regional and national entities in general business and corporate matters, including formations, financings, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and dissolutions. He represents lenders, borrowers and developers in sophisticated real estate transactions. In addition, he represents individuals and entities in business and personal planning matters. Mr. O'Keefe has focused his practice in recent years in the area of venture capital financing where, among other things, he provides on-going representation to the Princeton Capital Fund, L.L.C.

His professional memberships include the State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization of Michigan and The Manresa Retreat House. Mr. O'Keefe has been given the highest ranking of AV by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Current Employment Position(s):
Shareholder
Areas Of Practice:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Venture Capital
Divestitures
Corporate Finance
Banking
Technology
E-Commerce
Commercial Real Estate Development
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1986
Education:
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1986
J.D.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1981
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors

Honors and Awards:
Gold Key Honor Society
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association (Sections on Business Law, Real Estate, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law), 1986 - Present
Member
 
Oakland County Bar Association, 1987 - Present
Member
 
State Bar of Michigan (Section of Real Property Law, Business Law, and Taxation)
Member
 
Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO)
Member, Board of Directors
Birth Information:
June 7, 1959, Detroit, Michigan