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Phone: (562) 216-2614
Fax: (562) 216-2611
Email: jcaplan@caplan-law.com

Positions:
2011-Present - President, Emerging Private Equity Network
2004-Present - Managing Attorney, Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Caplan
2003-2011 - Vice President, Claremont Energy (private equity)
2003-2010 - Vice President, Design Real Estate
1999-2001 - Legal Consultant, Verizon Communications
1998-1999 - Foreign Associate, Negri & Teijeiro in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1997-1998 - Legal Consultant, Internet Society
1991-1992 - Paralegal, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
1990-1991 - Paralegal, "Billionaire Boys Club" appellate case (hedge fund)
1988-1991 - Vice President, The Sasaki Group (hedge fund)

Short-Term Projects:
2002 - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles
1999 - Skadden Arps in Washington, DC
1996 - Morgan Lewis in Washington, DC

Career Highlights:
• founder of trade association for private equity industry
• co-founder of private equity firm with focus on renewable energy
• created investment funds for wind, biomass, and natural gas projects
• created investment fund for solar projects in France
• created investment fund for coffee farms in Nicaragua
• created investment fund for office building in Bulgaria
• negotiated services agreement for top-ranked professional pool player
• helped NBA and ESPN executives create online fantasy game
• production attorney for independent motion picture of former Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
• negotiated agreements for entertainment subsidiary of FORTUNE 10 company
• participated in government reviews of billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions
• foreign associate with leading corporate law firm in Argentina
• taught weekly seminar on U.S. business law to attorneys in Argentina
• assisted Internet pioneers with global expansion of trade association
• created one of the first websites for legal research
• co-founder of hedge fund with global macro strategy

Memberships:
• Bar of California
• Bar of District of Columbia
• Bar of U.S. Supreme Court

Education:
• Vanderbilt University School of Law (JD 1995, corporate and securities law)
• Pomona College (BA 1991, government)