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Janelle Blankenship Professional Bio

Contact Information 600 E. 96th Street, Suite 600 Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 T: +1 317 569 4881 F: +1 317 569 4800

Services & Industries Corporate

Capital Markets & Securities

Corporate Governance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Private Companies

Private Equity

Public Companies

Education Notre Dame Law School J.D., magna cum laude, Notre Dame Law Review (article editor) (2001)

Ball State University B.S., summa cum laude (1998)

Bar Admissions Indiana

Janelle Blankenship Partner

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Janelle Blankenship concentrates her practice in the fields of corporate finance and general corporate law. Janelle has experience representing businesses in public offerings, private placements and other securities transactions and counsels publicly held companies with respect to their on-going disclosure and periodic reporting requirements under securities laws. Janelle assists clients in corporate governance matters, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and stock exchange listing standards. Janelle also advises public and private companies in complex transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as general business matters.

Honors Indiana Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Business/Corporate, 2010

Notre Dame Law Scholar

Ball State Whitinger Scholar

Professional Organizations Indianapolis Bar Association

Indiana State Bar Association

American Bar Association

W. Jason Deppen Professional Bio Page 1






Private Companies

Public Companies

Energy & Natural Resources

Biofuels

Biomass/Algae

Clean Technology

Solar

Water

Wind

Financial Services

Banking & Finance

Education Notre Dame Law School J.D., cum laude (2007)

W. Jason Deppen Associate

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Jason Deppen advises clients on project finance, securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law matters. He counsels investment banks, senior lenders, junior lenders and equity sponsors in financing projects in the alternative energy industry — including using tax-exempt or taxable bonds and applying for and using federally sponsored loan guarantee programs. Jason also counsels public companies with respect to ongoing disclosure and periodic reporting requirements under securities laws, including preparation of SEC reports and other disclosure documents. He also advises public companies on corporate governance matters, stock exchange requirements and disclosure issues.

Transactional Experience Counseled on acquisitions and sales of public and private financial institutions

totaling in excess of $4 billion in assets

Represented multiple location franchise system in sale to private equity group

Advised on the financing of a $115 million bio-succinic acid production facility using bonds secured by a USDA Business and Industry Loan Guarantee, a Department of Energy grant, a State Economic Development grant and company equity

Advised on the financings of a $65 million wood pellet production facility and a $24 million asphalt shingle recycling facility utilizing tax-exempt bonds and company equity

Financial Services Experience Before becoming a lawyer, Jason worked as an internal auditor within the capital markets product areas of Bank One Corporation and as a senior financial services consultant with BearingPoint, Inc.

Honors Indiana Super Lawyers — Rising Star, 2012-15

Professional Organizations Hamilton County Bar Association

Indianapolis Bar Association


American Bar Association

Civic Activities Indianapolis Zoo — Advisory Council, 2014

ATHENA PowerLink — Executive Advisory Panel, 2013

Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series — Class VIII

Published Articles

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Indiana University B.S. in Business Administration (1997)


Court Admissions U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Changing Capital Requirements and Ways to Raise Capital - A Two-Part Series The Hoosier Banker, December 2009-January 2010

J.P. Hanlon Professional Bio Page 1

Contact Information 300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2700 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 T: +1 317 237 8252 F: +1 317 237 8582 311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4300 Chicago, Illinois 60606 T: +1 312 212 6596 F: +1 312 212 6501

Services & Industries Litigation & Advocacy

Complex Commercial Litigation

Securities & Financial Litigation

White Collar Defense & Investigations

International

Education Valparaiso University School of Law J.D., magna cum laude (1996)

DePauw University B.A. (1992)


Illinois

Court Admissions

J.P. HanlonPartner

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J.P. Hanlon is co-chair of the firm's white collar defense and investigations practice. He regularly represents businesses and individuals in government investigations and leads corporate internal investigations. J.P. helps clients resolve complex compliance, regulatory and enforcement issues, including matters relating to internal business transactions. He has conducted internal investigations involving export controls, international economic sanctions, antitrust laws and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and has represented clients in related proceedings before the Department of Justice, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Bureau of Industry and Security, and the Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance.

J.P. previously served as a federal judicial law clerk, federal prosecutor and adjunct law school faculty member teaching white collar crime. He is a published author in the field of white collar crime, has given commentary on white collar criminal issues in the media and was selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense: White Collar, in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

J.P. is an experienced courtroom advocate, having tried more than a dozen cases to verdict in U.S. District Court and argued numerous cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In 2012, he served as lead trial counsel for a client who was charged in a 25-count indictment with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act and violations of the Clean Water Act. After a two-week jury trial in federal court, the client was acquitted on all counts.

Representative Experience Internal Investigations

Represented:

Multiple corporations in internal investigations of alleged violations of U.S. economic sanctions laws relating to prohibited transactions with embargoed countries and administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and Bureau of Industry and Security

A corporation in internal investigation of alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulation

A corporation in internal investigation of alleged violations of U.S. “antiboycott” laws under the Export Administration Act and the Tax Reform Act

A corporation in internal investigation of alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Multiple corporations in internal investigations of allegations of financial misconduct by employees

A corporation in internal investigation of alleged violations of campaign finance laws

A corporation in internal investigation of suspected misappropriation of trade secrets


U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

A corporation in investigations and prosecutions relating to counterfeiting and diversion of pharmaceutical products

A bank in connection with a DOJ, Consumer Protection Branch, investigation

Multiple religious and educational institutions in sensitive privileged investigations of allegations of misconduct

Criminal and Regulatory Defense

Represented:

Multiple individuals in DOJ criminal antitrust investigations related to the automobile industry

An individual in SEC and DOJ investigations of securities fraud in connection with mutual-to-stock bank conversion initial public offerings

An individual in a DOJ investigation of alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

An individual in a DOJ investigation of political corruption

A corporation in a DOJ and EPA criminal investigation of alleged violations of environmental laws

A corporation and individual clients in SEC investigations of allegations of insider trading

A bank in connection with a DOJ, Consumer Protection Branch, investigation

A corporation in a FINRA, Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence, review of trading activity

Civil Litigation

Represented:

Indiana State Lottery Commission in defense of class-action

Corporate client in post-acquisition litigation

Honors The Best Lawyers in America — White Collar Criminal Defense, 2013-16

(Indianapolis White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year, 2015-16)

Indianapolis Business Journal — Forty Under 40 Award, 2010

Indiana Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2009-10

Indy's Best and Brightest — Recipient, Law Category, 2008

Professional Organizations National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

American Bar Association — Criminal Justice Section (Chair, White Collar Crime Midwest Indianapolis Regional Subcommittee)

Seventh Circuit Bar Association

Indianapolis Bar Association

Law360 — White Collar Editorial Advisory Board, 2015

Pro Bono Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals — Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana — Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney


Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis — Wrongful Conviction Clinic Advisory Committee

Civic Activities Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis — Adjunct Faculty Member

(Courses Taught — White Collar Crime)

Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee — Board of Directors

Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis — Board of Directors, 2007-10 and 2012-present

Union League Club of Chicago — Member

Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library Foundation, Inc. — Board of Directors

Presentations Decoding the 'Yates' Memo: How the DOJ's New Focus on Individuals Impacts

Internal Investigations Moderator, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Roundtable, Dec. 3, 2015

Controlling Access to Proprietary Information Panel Chair, 7th Annual White Collar Crime/Corporate Governance Conference, Chicago, April 17, 2014

White Collar Defense & Investigation Co-presenter, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, June 6, 2013

A White Collar Crime Re-enactment Co-presenter, Illinois CPA Society 2010 Fraud Conference, Chicago, November 11, 2010

Lessons Learned From Representing the Government and the Industry Co-presenter, Health Care Fraud & Abuse CLE, Federal Bar Association, Indianapolis, August 25, 2010

Immigration Law for Business and Employers: ICE Raids and Enforcement Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation, June 26, 2009

White Collar Law Defense Strategies West LegalEdcenter Webcast, Quinlan Publishing, December 30, 2008

I-9s, No Match Letter and Raids: How to Avoid Making the News Indiana Manufacturers Association Seminar, Indianapolis, February 2008

How to Conduct an Effective Internal Investigation Institute of Internal Auditors, Cincinnati, January 2008

The Thompson Memorandum: Why You Should Know What It Is and How It May Impact Your Business' Potential Future Criminal Liability Indiana Manufacturers Association Human Resources Memo, November 2006

Managing Information in Government Investigations: A Primer on Compliance and Consequences Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council, 2006

Hot Topics in White Collar Investigations and Prosecutions Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council, 2006

Published Articles Keeping a Watchful Eye: The FBI's Crackdown on Insider Trading


InCOMPLIANCE, Spring 2013

Expanding the Zones: A Modest Proposal to Increase the Use of Alternatives to Incarceration in Federal Sentencing Criminal Justice, Vol. 24, No. 4, Winter 2010

Punishing Corporate Crime: Legal Penalties for Criminal and Regulatory ViolationsCo-author with James T. O'Reilly, Ralph F. Hall, Steven L. Jackson and Erin Reilly Lewis, Oxford University Press, August 2009

Rethinking How to Respond to Government Investigations Co-author with Erin Reilly Lewis and Ralph Hall, Update Magazine, Food and Drug Law Institute, Issue 6, November/December 2008

Meeting with a New Client: The Initial Stages of Defense White Collar Law Defense Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Preparing for Trial, Offering Evidence and Overcoming the Challenges of a White Collar Crime Case, June 2007

Christine G. Long Professional Bio Page 1






Private Companies

Public Companies

Education Indiana University Maurer School of Law J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Indiana Law Journal (executive notes and comments editor) (1995)

Washington University in St. Louis B.A., with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa (1992)


Christine G. LongPartner

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Christine Long concentrates her practice in the areas of securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law. She focuses primarily on counseling public companies with respect to ongoing disclosure and periodic reporting requirements under securities laws, including preparation of SEC reports and other disclosure documents. Christine also focuses on advising public companies on corporate governance matters, stock exchange requirements, executive compensation matters and disclosure issues.

Christine also has experience with public offerings, private placements and other securities transactions. She has advised companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions. Christine also provides legal counsel with respect to general business matters and contract preparation.

Christine, who first joined the firm in 1995 as an associate, was a firm partner from 2005-07. She rejoined Faegre Baker Daniels in 2013, after more than five years with a public company — most recently as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. In her in-house position, Christine prepared SEC filings and other disclosure documents for the company. She also advised senior management on securities law disclosure obligations, corporate governance matters, equity compensation issues, New York Stock Exchange requirements, changes in securities regulations and other public company matters.

Professional Organizations American Bar Association


Brent D. Mosby Professional Bio Page 1





Cross-Border & International Transactions

Emerging Companies & Venture Capital


Private Companies

Private Equity

Public Companies

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Education Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law J.D., Indiana International and Comparative Law Review (editor-in-chief) (2002)

Indiana University B.S. in Business

Brent D. Mosby Counsel

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Brent Mosby advises clients on corporate transactions and securities law matters and provides outside general counsel services to clients who do not have an in-house attorney.

Brent joined Faegre Baker Daniels in 2015 after spending the majority of his career as an in-house lawyer at two technology companies, including one that went public and was later sold for $2.5 billion, a large public pension fund and one of the nation’s largest private homebuilders.

Corporate Transactions Brent has experience with a wide variety of corporate transactions. He has been involved in mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and international), joint ventures, strategic partnerships, venture capital transactions and buyouts.

Securities Brent has experience preparing and filing ’34 Act reports, advising companies on disclosure requirements, responding to hostile takeover offers and counseling on corporate governance matters. In addition, Brent has served as lead in-house lawyer on several private placements, an IPO and a follow-on offering.

Outside General Counsel Given Brent’s considerable experience as an in-house lawyer, he is well-positioned to assist businesses of all sizes in addressing day-to-day legal needs, including organizing and structuring new entities, reorganizing and recapitalizing entities, and reviewing and drafting various types of agreements. He serves both as lead lawyer on issues involving commercial contracts, financing, and corporate governance and acquisitions/joint ventures and manages legal projects involving litigation, labor and employment matters, and other issues outside his areas of substantive expertise.

Pro Bono Indianapolis Bar Association — Legal Line Volunteer; Ask a Lawyer Volunteer

Honors Indy's Best and Brightest — Finalist, Law Category, 2006

The Indiana Lawyer — Up and Coming Lawyer Award, 2007

Indianapolis Bar Association — Distinguished Fellow

Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series Participant — Class IV

Professional Organizations Association of Corporate Counsel, Indiana Chapter — Treasurer, 2011-14

Indianapolis Bar Association — Business Law Section Executive Committee, 2011-present

Association for Corporate Growth, 2010-present

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Administration (1997)


Venture Club of Indiana, 2013-present

Civic Activities Coburn Place — Board of Directors, 2014-present

Ronald McDonald House of Indiana — Volunteer

St. Luke's United Methodist Church

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