PROFILE OF KRISTIN M. CANO

Kristin M. Cano is the founder of the Law Offices of Kristin M. Cano where she concentrates in the areas of corporate finance, securities law, mergers & acquisitions, general corporate and partnership law, particularly as it relates to emerging growth and start-up companies. Ms. Cano also has a strong background in securities and complex corporate litigation, complex business litigation, as well as stock broker litigation and SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings.

Ms. Cano brings to her clients a unique perspective having solid experience in both transnational work and related litigation. Experience in litigation has. added to Ms. Cano's transnational work giving her insight in shaping and steering transactions to avoid or at least insulate issues that could lead to later litigation. Additionally, Ms. Cano's perspective can prove to be invaluable in counseling clients to avoid litigation or at least to consider the economic impact litigation on the clients business and company goals.

Ms. Cano attended the Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. In 1975, Ms. Cano was awarded a Master of Science in Forensic Science from George Washington University. In preparation for work in the fi eld of Forensic Chemistry and during the course of her work in a federal crime lab, Ms. Cano, discovered that her true interest was in the field of law.

Ms. Cano graduated from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, in 1978. Ms. Cano attended Southwestern from 1976 to 1978 as part of its second graduating class of then new and unique S.C.A.L.E. Program. S.C.A.L.E. is a rigorous two year program designed to present legal education in both a more practical and more theoretical perspective than the traditional three year law school program. As an attestation to the success of the S.C.A.L.E. program, Southwestern has just graduated its 22nd S.C.A.L.E. class.

Ms. Cano passed the California Bar in November, 1978 and began practicing in the area of business litigation.

In 1984, Ms. Cano was awarded a Masters of Law in Securities Regulation by Georgetown University School of Law.

In 1984, Ms. Cano was associated with the law firm of Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Specthrie & Lerach, a nationally prominent securities class action litigation firm.

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