Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP
Joseph Petro
Senior Associate | Los Angeles
Mr. Petro is a corporate attorney with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He represents sole proprietors, small to mid-sized businesses and privately-owned entities and organizations in a variety of areas. Having a Masters Degree in Business Administration, Mr. Petro is able to combine his business and legal background, education and expertise in order to provide legal advice, business strategies and documentation with a sound business foundation. He also represents privately held companies in a wide variety of industries in seeking investment financing through private placement offerings.
Practice Groups
Areas of Practice
General Business and Corporate
- Formation and structuring
- Financing and capital investment
- Mergers and acquisitions; reorganizations
- Intellectual property protection; trade secrets
- Licensing
- Employment
- Secured transactions
Recent Transactions
- $52 million acquisition of tour agency
- $30 million acquisition of Lowry Digital Images by Digital Theater Systems (known as "DTS," a publicly traded, Nasdaq listed company)
- $30 million acquisition of multiple automobile dealerships and service and repair shop
Education
- Juris Doctor (1997), Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
- Master of Business Administration in Finance (1997), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
- Bachelor of Arts in Finance (1988), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Memberships
- Member of the State Bar of California
- Member, Business and Corporations Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2005-present
Honors & Outside Activities
- Named "Rising Star" by Southern California Super Lawyers, 2005, 2006, and 2007
- Counsel to Our Lady of Mount Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral, Los Angeles, and related organizations
- Member, Parish Council of Our Lady of Mount Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral, Los Angeles