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Ira has been practicing law in the St. Louis area for over thirty years.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of business law, labor and employment relations and business litigation.  Ira’s litigation experience includes both jury and non-jury trials in the state and federal courts and representing clients before the National Labor Relations Board and various federal and state agencies.  He has extensive experience in advising clients on a variety of corporate matters including labor and employment issues, mergers and acquisitions, contracts and business planning.  Ira has also handled matters before various arbitration panels in the securities industry representing both financial advisors and individual investors. He is a founding member of Affinity Law Group, LLC.

C.D. Longo is a Managing Partner and Founder of Longo Biggs, LC. Mr. Longo was born and raised in the South County area of St. Louis. C.D. attended the University of Missouri–Columbia and received Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Communication and Psychology.. After his undergraduate studies at Mizzou, Mr. Longo received his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Longo was selected to mentor a group of incoming law students. He is a member of the Bar Association and licensed to practice in Missouri.. Mr. Longo was recruited by an oil and gas corporation following his graduation from law school. Throughout his tenure with the corporation, Mr. Longo received numerous promotions and eventually served as their General Counsel and Executive Vice President. This experience allows him to have a unique understanding of what companies’ actual legal needs are, how legal concerns directly affect business, and the importance of finding cost-effective solutions.. While working at a publically traded oil and gas company in Houston, Texas, Mr. Longo negotiated, wrote, and reviewed thousands of contracts, with some of the business negotiations concerning hundreds of millions of dollars. During his employment, Mr. Longo was involved in numerous lawsuits, both as the party pursuing legal action and as the defendant.. As a Partner at Longo Biggs, LC, Mr. Longo has obtained successful outcomes in a wide range of both civil and criminal cases, including DWIs, personal injury cases, car accidents, products liability, business litigation, contract disputes, and criminal defense.. Personally, C.D. enjoys staying active with his wife, daughter, and Labrador Retriever. Whenever possible he loves to get a foursome together for a round of golf.

Brad counsels and represents companies and entrepreneurs in a broad range of corporate and real estate transactions, with extensive experience in the following areas: (i) new business formation, funding and strategy; (ii) business succession, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; (iii) private equity and venture capital transactions; (iv) general business counseling; (v) drafting and negotiating all types of commercial contracts; (vi) structuring, negotiating and documenting credit facilities, loans and other financing arrangements; and (vii) all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, financing, development, sale, and leasing of retail, office, hotels and other commercial properties.. Brad has experience with companies in a number of different industries, including manufacturing, distribution, construction, oil and gas, precision machining, hotels, restaurants, financial services, employment staffing, biomedical, life sciences, transportation, medical goods and services, software, technology, telecommunications and consumer goods.  Brad is a founding member of Affinity Law Group, LLC.