Henry M. Beck, Jr.

Attorney Beck has broad experience in the fields of business and finance law.  He concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions, equity finance (venture capital, private placements, commercial-equity hybrids, and public offerings), securities law compliance, business governance and equity holder affairs, intellectual property, e-business, business succession and estate planning, and general business and contract law.  His legal ability and ethical standards have earned him an AV rating from the peer-reviewed legal directory, Martindale-Hubbell.

 

With prior experience as a hands-on business entrepreneur and CEO of a closely held business, Mr. Beck understands the practical as well as the legal aspects of running a business and the need for a rapid response time.  He applies this business management perspective to the legal counsel he provides to clients in a wide range of businesses and industries.  A science major before law school, Mr. Beck maintains a keen interest in science and technology, both as an avocation and through his clientele.  He is a former trustee, executive committee member and corporate secretary of the Science Center of Connecticut.

 

Mr. Beck serves as town counsel for the town of Columbia, Connecticut.  He is a member of the Connecticut Venture Group and an appointee to the Secretary of State's Business Advisory Committee.  He formerly served as a member of the executive committee of the Board of Directors of the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce and was chair of its Small Business Council.  Mr. Beck is Second Vice-Chair of the Business Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and an active member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, where he serves on its Middle Market and Small Business Committee.  He has served on the faculty of the ABA National Institute on Closely Held Businesses and published a number of scholarly articles.  He has also been a member of an advisory committee to the Connecticut Law Revision Commission. 

 

Mr. Beck's leadership has been recognized by his alma mater.  He has received the Charles A. Duke Award for his dedicated service on the Executive Committee of the General Alumni Association of Duke University.