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Contact Information

Education

  • University of Florida College of Law, J.D., with high honors
    • Law Review Senior Editor
    • Order of the Coif
  • Florida Atlantic University, B.S.M.E.

Bar and Court Admissions

  • The Florida Bar

Stephen D. Moore Jr.

Shareholder / Board of Directors

Steve is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and a corporate transactional lawyer in the firm’s Business and Healthcare practice areas. Steve’s practice for more than 25 years has focused on the representation of clients in their most important and complicated transactions, including the negotiation and documentation of mergers, acquisitions and stock and asset sales, joint ventures, private equity investments and financings. Steve also represents clients and executives in the development of executive compensation packages, including those entered into in connection with mergers and acquisitions.

Steve works within a team of firm lawyers with extensive experience in assisting clients in their due diligence efforts, entity selection and structuring, corporate governance, borrowings and general contract matters. He also enjoys working with clients to implement their strategic plans and frequently provides general legal and business advice. Steve is business minded and is firmly focused on helping clients achieve their business objectives in a prudent and practical manner.

Steve represents a wide range of clients, including both public and privately held entities, early-stage entities, and global Fortune 500 organizations, in numerous industries including logistics, automotive, medical, legal and financial services, agricultural, and healthcare. Steve also represents private equity groups and investors in their investments.

Steve recently received recognition from Best Lawyers in America, which named him the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” in Corporate Law and Business Organizations. He has previously been honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in Business Organizations in both 2022 and 2018, and also received the coveted title of “Lawyer of the Year” in Healthcare in 2021, Mergers & Acquisitions in 2020, and Corporate Law in 2019. Additionally, Steve’s impressive achievements have been consistently acknowledged by Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Trend Legal Elite, and he was named an “Ultimate Attorney” and “40 Under 40” by The Jacksonville Business Journal.

Representative Matters

  • Representation of an agricultural business in the sale of the company with purchase price of approximately $90 million.

  • Representation of a pre-revenue, startup technology company in connection with several rounds of equity financing and the ultimate sale of the company to an international public technology company with a purchase price of approximately $25 million.

  • Representation of an early-stage pharmaceutical company in the negotiation of option and collaboration agreements with a Fortune 100 company involving consideration ranging from $25-$290 million and royalty potential exceeding $1 billion.

  • Representation of investors in the formation of a specialty insurance company with an initial capitalization exceeding $80 million.

  • Representation of a borrower in connection with the establishment of a $60 million, asset-based credit facility.

  • Representation of a logistics company in connection with its acquisition of a competitor headquartered in London with operations throughout Europe and Asia.

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America
    • 2024 Lawyer of the Year, Corporate Law & Business Organizations
    • 2022 & 2018 Lawyer of the Year, Business Organizations
    • 2021 Lawyer of the Year, Healthcare
    • 2020 Lawyer of the Year, Mergers & Acquisitions
    • 2019 Lawyer of the Year, Corporate Law
  • Florida Super Lawyers
  • Florida Trend Legal Elite
  • AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Jacksonville Business Journal
    • Ultimate Attorney
    • 40 Under 40
  • Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2013

Professional Activities

  • Jacksonville Bar Association
  • Aviation Exteriors Louisiana, LLC
    • Board Member
  • Telescope Health
    • Board Member
  • Episcopal School of Jacksonville
    • Foundation Board Member
  • Compass - Finances God's Way Ministries of Florida, Inc.
    • Board Member