Lovell, Joan A.

Between college and law school Mr Long served as an officer in the United States Navy. Upon graduation from law school, Mr Long was an attorney with the Internal Revenue Service followed by an appointed position in the administration of then-Governor Milliken. He was then employed as Deputy Director of the Legal Division of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Since 1974 he has been in the private practice of law in Ann Arbor.

Mr Long's practice is primarily in the areas of business and transactional law, securities, taxation, real estate and non-profit matters. He has worked closely with many entrepreneurs and developers in Michigan and elsewhere involving complex debt and equity financings. He has participated in numerous revenue bond offerings as counsel to issuers, owners, bond purchasers and/or institutional trustees. He has prepared documentation and negotiated arrangements for many private placements of securities and participated in due diligence reviews of a variety of securities offerings. He has taught tax regulations for business and given presentations on business formation and historic preservation matters. He also has acted as legal counsel for historic preservation projects and assisted housing developments in Michigan and elsewhere representing owners and developers of such properties as well as municipalities.

As both a volunteer and professionally, Mr Long has been active in economic development matters. He has been legal counsel to several economic development organizations including the Washtenaw Development Council (and is also a past president), the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce (and is also a past director and member of its Executive Committee), the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc., The Economic Development Corporation of the City of Ann Arbor and the Ann Arbor Housing Development Corporation.