Stuart Johnson Appointed Chairman Of Association For Corporate Growth 2010 InterGrowth Conference

ATLANTA, GA – Stuart Johnson, a partner in Powell Goldstein’s Business & Finance group, has been appointed as the Chairman of the 2010 Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) InterGrowth Conference and a member of the Executive Committee for the 2009 ACG InterGrowth Conference.   

The Association for Corporate Growth (www.acg.org) is the premier association for private equity professionals, investment bankers, lenders, corporate development officers, lawyers and other service providers focused on corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. InterGrowth is ACG’s annual conference and is the world's largest gathering of middle market dealmakers, attracting 2,000 attendees in 2008. ACG InterGrowth 2009 will be held May 12-14 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the 2010 conference will be held in Miami. 

Stuart Johnson has held a number of other ACG leadership positions, including President, and Board Member, of the Atlanta Chapter, Co-Founder, Chair and Executive Committee member of The Atlanta Capital Connection,  and he currently serves as Secretary, and as a member of the Board of Directors, for ACG International. 

At Powell Goldstein, Mr. Johnson is the Co-Chair of its Private Equity & Venture Capital Team. Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in the private equity and venture capital markets. He is the author of, and has been quoted in, numerous articles relating to mergers & acquisitions trends and activities, particularly relating to growth-oriented businesses and private equity transactions. Mr. Johnson has spoken on business growth and expansion topics in a variety of settings, including conferences sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Georgia State University,  Kennesaw State University, West LegalWorks, Lorman Education Services, and The Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors.  

Powell Goldstein LLP was established in 1909 and has 230  attorneys who provide legal counsel to clients in a wide variety of practices from offices in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Dallas and Charlotte.  For more information, visit www.pogolaw.com or call 404.572.6613. 

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