VERNON A. KOWAL

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POLK CITY, IOWA 50226

CELL: 312-***-****

EMAIL: advelq@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE: Chicago

NEW MARKET CAPITAL, LLC - Managing Member 2017 – Present

AVP/GC of Capital Sourcing group.

KOWAL, APOSTOL & ASSOCIATES - Partner 2014 – Present

Counsel in closely held Corporate law firm.

JORDAN, KOWAL & APOSTOL - Partner 2008 – 2014

Counsel in closely held Corporate law firm.

NEW MARKET ADVISORY - Partner 2007 – 2017

GC/EVP of Capital Sourcing group.

DYKEMA-GOSSETT - Special Counsel 2007 – 2008

Counsel in Corporate Financing group. Form and counsel Investment Fund for

Development agents of Subway Restaurant Group, work with Ralph DeLuca,

Founder of Subway.

MUCH-SHELIST, FREED, DENENBERG, AMENT & RUBENSTEIN, P.C. - Partner 2005 – 2006

Counsel in Corporate group representing corporations, non-profits, public entities.

SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD, LLP - Special Counsel 2004 – 2005

Counsel in Corporate group representing Governmental entities, food and

construction companies.

FREEBORN & PETERS, LLP – Partner 2002 – 2004

Of counsel then partner representing not-for-profits and governmental entities in

Finance, taxation, employment, employee benefits, governance, litigation, etc.

Issuers Counsel for Illinois Finance Authority in 501(c)3 bonds.

APOSTOL, KOWAL & REARDON, CHTD. - Partner 1992 - 2002

Represented Corporate clients in funding, obtaining credit facilities, and equity investment in projects and companies requiring capitalization. Practice specializing in Corporate, Education, and Government law; Labor negotiations, employment, taxation, construction, bidding, litigation, and litigation oversight. Acted as Issuers’ Counsel for the Illinois Finance Authority (I.F.A.) on 501(c) Bond Issuances, corporate counsel for for-profit and not-for-profit corporate entities regarding corporate governance issues. Counsel on regulatory issues, SEC, and Taxation compliance.

ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE – Special Assistant Attorney General

Special Counsel for Illinois Department of Transportation

THE EQUITABLE INSURANCE COMPANIES (AXA) - Benefits Advisor

Advisor on benefit, insurance and securities related issues.

ROBBINS, SCHWARTZ, NICHOLAS, LIFTON & TAYLOR – Associate

Law firm representing schools and public entities.

DUPAGE COUNTY STATES ATTORNEYS’ OFFICE – Assistant States Attorney, Criminal Prosecutor

General Counsel to DuPage County Highway Department, Liquor Commission, Sheriff’s Office, DuPage County Health Department, Regional Trustees of Schools, and Public Works Department.

EDUCATION

L.L.M. – Taxation, DePaul University School of Law

J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law

M.A., Loyola University, Urban Studies/Planning

B.A., Illinois Benedictine University – Political Science, Business, History

Certificate – Georgetown University – Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW

United States Court of Appeals – Seventh Circuit

United States District Court – Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, D.C. Circuit (Pro hac vice)

Internal Revenue Service – Authorized Representative

State of Illinois – Supreme Court

PUBLICATIONS

A.C.I.S. – Associated Colleges of Illinois – Business Board Of Directors

I.A.S.B.O. – New Illinois Ethics Law, Illinois Governmental Ethics Act

I.S.M. – Independent School Management –Articles re: school operations, issues, contracts, taxation

I.S.A.C.S. – Articles and contracts

I.C.L.E. – School Law Handbook, “Employment Discrimination”

Illinois State Board of Education - Draft new “0-3 Age Guidelines For Early Intervention Part C”

DuPage County – Draft and amend ordinances re: county liquor laws, transportation, Impact Fee Provisions

TEACHING/PRESENTATIONS

In-Services –Independent and Public Schools, Presenter on Corporate and Related Security Issues.

I.S.A.C.S. – Conference Sponsor and presenter for annual and semi-annual meetings.

Independent School Admissions Directors – Presenter - admissions policies, procedures, and guidelines.

LORMAN – Legal Issues in Student Athletics - Presenter

I.S.M. – Teaching In-services in Ohio and California, security issues for Educational Institutions.

Schools of The Sacred Heart – Conference Presenter, annual meetings

Illinois Association of School Boards

South Suburban Community College – Adjunct Faculty – Business Law I and II

MISCELLANEOUS

United States Supreme Court: Draft writ of cert to U.S. Supreme Court re: Ohio Educational Testing with respect to Independent Schools.

Illinois Court of Appeals: 5th Circuit – Successful defense of teacher dismissal.

Grundy County Illinois: Grundy County School Districts vs. Commonwealth Edison: Tax Rate Objections

Illinois Supreme Court: Attorney for implementation of County building fees for DuPage County

Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board: Employer’s strike and labor dispute representation.

Negotiation: Nine different Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Mid-State Special Education – Legal Representative

AAA Labor Arbitration

Represented major construction companies - resolved disputes with national/higher educational institutions.

Advised international capitalization firm in funding, placement of companies, construction projects, and

recapitalization for corporate clients.

Issuers Counsel, Illinois Finance Authority- re: government and non-profit 501(c)3 bonds.

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