Jeffrey B. Morlend

Jeff is co-leader of Sullivan’s Finance Practice Group. He advises both public and private clients in a range of corporate matters with a focus on financing transactions, securities law compliance and private equity investments. Jeff represents financial institutions and public and private companies involved in a variety of industries in secured and unsecured credit facilities, including large syndicated facilities and single-lender financings. He counsels real estate investment trusts and other domestic and international companies in public equity and debt offerings and general disclosure matters, and advises sponsors and institutional investors in the formation of and investment in private investment funds for commercial timberland and farmland. During law school, Jeff served as judicial intern for the Honorable Frank M. Ciuffani, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey.

Bar & Court Admissions

• Massachusetts
• New York

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Syracuse University College of Law
• B.A., Emory University

Community Engagement

• Board of Directors, Massachusetts Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (2011-2017)
• Co-Chair, Recently Elected Partners Forum, Boston Bar Association (2019-Present)
• Summer Associate Program Director, Sullivan (2019)
• Accelerator Program, Association for Corporate Growth (2014-2015)
• Business Editor, Syracuse Law Review (2008-2009)

Languages

• Spanish

Awards & Honors

• "Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2016-2018)
• Justinian Honor Society

• SEC Simplifies Disclosure Requirements for Public Companies
  Client Advisory
  April 2, 2019
• Sullivan Client Flex Fleet Rental Announces Investment by Waterfall Asset Management and TRP Capital Partners
  Press Release
  February 12, 2019
• Private Placements Pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D: A Summary
  VC-List
  October 22, 2018
• Sullivan Attorneys Named 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  New England Super Lawyers Magazine
  October 18, 2018
• Firm Elects Four New Partners Sullivan Announces 2018 Partners
  Press Release
  January 8, 2018
• FAST Act Legislation Eases Capital Raising Restrictions And Seeks To Simplify Disclosure Requirements
  Client Advisory
  January 6, 2016
• REIT Group Wins Legal 500 US Award
  Press Release
  June 10, 2015

Seminars & Presentations

• Important Ways the SEC has Simplified Reporting Requirements
  Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Northeast Chapter (September 12, 2019)

• "Foundational Skills for Attorney Licensing," Syracuse University College of Law (April 2, 2018)
• "Fact Investigation & Analysis in Corporate and Business Transactions," Syracuse University College of Law (March 24, 2016, April 13, 2017, April 2, 2018 and March 28, 2019)
• "Legal Communication and Research," Syracuse University College of Law (March 29, 2019)
• "Due Diligence in Corporate and Business Transactions," Boston University School of Law (October 9, 2013, October 8, 2014, October 7, 2015, October 5, 2016 and October 10, 2018)
• Adjunct Professor, First-Year Legal Writing Program, Boston University School of Law (2014-2017)