Chief Legal Officer or Chief Financial Officer or Senior Counsel

8/6/2019 Chief Legal Officer or Chief Financial Officer or Senior Counsel

1/4

MARK EDWARD LARSON, JR.6s504 Bridlespur Dr. Naperville, Illinois 60540ph: 630-369-9184, fx: 630-369-8071, e-mail: [email protected]

EXPERIENCE

Larson, Perry & Ward, P.C.(& Former Firms)October, 1983 - PresentChicago (Aurora), Illinois

Position: Partner

For the past two decades, I have maintained a transactional law practice as a partner or counsel with firms in Illinois and Texas. My clients have typically been companies in the healthcare, energy, transportation, financial services, and biotechnology fields. My practice is focused on corporate finance, taxation, employee benefits and estate planning with an emphasis on asset based financing; health care regulation; public & private offerings; commercial workouts; partnership, s-corporation & LLC issues; franchising; securities & tax disputes and controversies. Most recently, I have been involved with efforts to (i) obtain Certificates of Need in various states for users of high-tech medical imaging equipment,(ii) assist multinational concerns with their off-shore tax planning programs (iii) assist U.S. companies with reporting matters for initial and ongoing SEC fi

lings, (iv) assist groups with private funding arrangements, (v) assist insurance companies in the revision of their prototype retirement plans, (vi) arbitratecontract disputes involving accounting, securities, and managed care issues, (vii) negotiate and draft healthcare financing programs, and (viii) complete various tax analysis projects involving R&D credits, E&P studies, ESOP valuations, and Section 483 transfer pricing determinations.

Winfield Financial Services, Inc. (WFS)(Formerly Resource Associates, Inc.)

January, 1986 -PresentLisle, IL

Position: Principal

Since its formation in 1986, I have been a principal for this financial servicefirm that provides a broad range of pension, leasing, and investment education services through affiliations with American United Life Insurance, Barrington Biomedical, Inc, First Asset Financial, Inc., and the Unitech Financial Group, Inc.In the 1980's, my activities with WFS centered on tax compliance services, pub

lic finance advisory projects, and the funding and managing of tax-sheltered syndications primarily for healthcare and R&D ventures. In recent years my involvements have focused on implementing and monitoring retirement plans & other employer-sponsored benefit programs for tax-exempt organizations. As a compliment tothis practice, I serve as the Academic Director of the UFG Institute for Professional Education at Marquette University.

The University of MinnesotaJuly, 1981 - October 1983

Minneapolis, MinnesotaPosition: Adjunct Professor

My instructional responsibilities involved courses in estate planning and international taxation for the MST Program at the University of Minnesota Graduate School of Business. While teaching at the University, I also practiced as a tax c


2/4

ounsel with the Minneapolis law firm of Lindquist & Vennum. My work with the firm involved transactional issues focused on taxation; public finance; exempt organizations; employee benefits; commercial bankruptcies; leveraged buy outs; venture capital, and securities offerings.

Deloitte & Touche(Formerly Haskins & Sells)

May, 1973 -- July, 1981New York, New York

Position: CPA

After serving in the military, I joined the Manhattan office of this international accounting and consulting firm as an auditor. My experience involved audits;SEC matters; anti-inflation programs; as well as tax planning and compliance for individuals, public utilities, and corporations in the securities, manufacturing, transportation, and petrochemical fields. Following a two-year leave of absence to complete my LLM, I was assigned to the firm's Chicago office as a tax consultant where I was responsible for coordinating and directing international tax services in the Midwest Region. In this capacity, I supervised a staff of professionals that dealt with ruling requests; IRS examinations; financial operation surveys; mergers and acquisitions; ESOPs; estates and trusts; taxation of foreign entities, U.S. aliens, and U.S. expatriates; DISCs; income tax treaties; andcontrolled foreign corporations. At various times, I also had office responsib

ilities for tax recruitment, tax training, and computer- assisted tax research programs.

PERSONAL DATA

Born: December 16, 1947; Height 5' 11"; Weight 220; Married since 1973 to Patricia Jekerle; FourChildren - Adam (1980, Peter (1983), Alex (1987), and Gretchen (1990); Completed active military duty in 1973 - honorably discharged from the U.S.A.R. FinanceCorps with the rank of Captain in 1978; Served as Committee Chair, Treasurer, and Assistant Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop 507- Lisle, IL; Coached soccer andbaseball teams for the Naperville, IL youth activities program; Member of GraceUnited Methodist Church Naperville, IL; Life Member of Delta Sigma Pi; Member ofthe New York, Northwestern, & UIUC University Alumni Clubs. In my spare time

I enjoy boating, camping, golf, swimming, tennis, and traveling.


3/4

GENERAL CAREER DATA

* Admitted to practice as an attorney in DC, IL, MN, NY, and TX.

* Member of the American Bar Association and active at various times in its sections for Business Law, Dispute Resolution, International Law, and Taxation;

* Member - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Health Lawyers Association; Academy of Molecular Imaging, American Association of Attorney-CPAs; and various other state & local trade and professional groups.

* Panel of Arbitrators - the American Arbitration Association, American Health Lawyers Association, NFA, FINRA, Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and the Illinois Circuit Courts for the 12th, 16th, 18th and Cook County circuits.

* Formerly served on the Board of Directors for Protech Inc., an NASDAQ listed c

ompany; Arpac America, Inc., a New Zealand Listed Company; and Interlink Services, Inc.

* Previously served as counsel to Clark, Thomas, Winters & Newton, Austin, TX; Crestridge Securities, Houston, TX; Devos & Lendais, Houston, TX; Dommermuth, Brestal, Cobine & West, Chicago/Naperville, IL; Mcduff & Damron, Austin, TX; and Radair Inc., San Antonio, TX.

* Listed in recent Editions of Who's Who in America , Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, & Who's Who in the World.

* Successfully completed examinations for NASD Series 3, 7, 63, & 66 Licenses as

well as the Illinois Life and Health Insurance Producers, and CPA licenses. Inaddition, completed the Certificate in Financial Planning Program at MarquetteUniversity and holds the PFS credential from the AICPA.

* Presently rated "av" by Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.

* Lectured and written for various professional groups and publications including; the Aurora University Management Center, College of DuPage Business and Professional Institute, DCBA in Brief, Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants, Illinois Banker, Journal of Taxation, and the State Bar of Texas.

* Lecturer on Law & Finance at Aurora University Graduate School of Business andProfessional Studies, Aurora, IL 1990 - 98; Saint Xavier University Graham Scho

ol of Management, Chicago, IL 1998-2004 and member of the American AccountingAssociation, & the Academy of Financial Services.

* Academic Director of the UFG Institute for Professional Education at MarquetteUniversity and Program Chair for their CFP(R) Professional Education Program 1995 - Present.


4/4

EDUCATION

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign October, 1969Degree: BS Major: Accounting* Dean's List, James Scholar, Beta Gamma Sigma (Scholastic Honor Society).* Announcer at student radio station WPGU, Active in Student Government, and Delta Sigma Pi* Worked as a college intern for Zenith Radio Corporation, and Needham, Harper,& Steers to help cover tuition expenses.

Northwestern University School of LawJune, 1972

Degree: JD Major: Law* Deans List, Moot Court Participant.

* Senior Research Program - published thesis, "Blood Test Exclusion Procedures in Paternity Litigation, " Journal of Family Law, 13: 713-752, 1973-1974 which was subsequently cited by the United States Supreme Court in Little v. Streater, 452 U.S. 68 (1981).* To finance studies, worked as a CPA for the Chicago office of Kritten, Broderick, & Beddard, and as a business law consultant for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

New York University School of Law October, 1977Degree: LLM Major: Taxation* Writing Seminar Program - published thesis, "Customer Contributions to Utiliti

es Continue to Create Income Problems," Journal of Taxation, 45: 194-197, 1976 -later cited in the U.S. Congressional Record.* While on education leave from Haskins & Sells, I worked for Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, a law firm in New York City to finance studies.

REFERENCES - TRANSCRIPTS - PUBLICATION LISTS - CLIENT LISTSAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Documents

Chief Legal Officer or Chief Financial Officer or Senior Counsel