Joel R. Kaswell

Joel Kaswell is Of Counsel supervising the Corporate/Business Group of Van Scoyoc Kelly PLLC. Mr. Kaswell joined the firm in 2004, following a 40-year legal career representing public and private entities in the areas of corporate finance, private and public offerings, acquisitions, credit transaction, partnership and joint venture organization, commercial law, and bankruptcy law. He has practical experience as in-house general counsel to both public and private corporate entities, as well as serving as an independent director to several publicly-held corporations. Mr. Kaswell also has considerable experience in international business transactions. He is the author of several published articles on securities regulation and finance.

Mr. Kaswell now leads a team of attorneys in providing general commercial and business law services regarding securities, government contracts, and employment and executive compensation to corporate and individual clients. The firm provides complete startup corporate services, tax planning, and ongoing commercial law advice, as well as counsel to existing entities in contract drafting and negotiation, merger and acquisition transactions, employment law, public and private securities offerings, venture capital and project financing, partnership law, and civil litigation and administrative proceedings in those areas.

Mr. Kaswell received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 1959, and he graduated with honors from Harvard Law School in 1962. He was a Rufus Choate Scholar, a Woodbury Law Fellow in 1960, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is a member of the Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars, and the American Bar Association.

Contact Joel R. Kaswell via email: jkaswell@vsklaw.com