Goldberg, Brandon C.

Carolyn L. Dorazio is the principal shareholder in Dorazio Law Group, P.C., practicing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ms. Dorazio specializes in the areas of general corporate, commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, estate planning and administration, retirement issues, real estate and commercial litigation.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA and a Masters of Business Administration in Business and Finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. She was awarded her Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh.

Throughout her legal career, Ms. Dorazio has negotiated, drafted and reviewed numerous commercial, corporate and financial documents, including credit agreements, private placement memorandums, bond indentures, security agreements, and purchase agreements. Prior to joining Obermayer as an associate in 1999, she served as inside general counsel to a Pittsburgh-based investment management firm and was an Assistant Vice President Private Placements, for Mellon Bank, N.A. Her experience has included negotiating, structuring and documentating non-public financial transactions including debt, equity and warrant combinations. Ms. Dorazio has drafted distributorship and license agreements, buy/sell agreements, and commercial real estate leases and handled various tax issues in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, retail, service technology and real estate.

Ms. Dorazio’s experience includes selection and formation of business entities, and structuring the transaction for the minimization of federal, state and local taxes.

Ms. Dorazio has also held various corporate finance positions within the Treasury Department of Consolidated Natural Gas Co., Pittsburgh: prior to her legal career, including Senior Financial Analyst where she managed the short-term investment portfolios and corporate cash management programs. She also holds a Pennsylvania real estate license and is a Certified Cash Manager (CCM) and has completed Level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Certification for Investment Managers.

Ms. Dorazio is a member and volunteer for various professional and community-based organizations. She also participates in various corporate sections of the American, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and admitted to the U.S. Tax Court.