Donald R. Jorgenson, Esq.

    Mr. Jorgenson serves as President of Sterling & York, Ltd., an international investment banking advisor and capital sourcing firm, where he had been involved with and/or assisted in equity and debt financing requests for restaurants, hotel and motel projects, golf courses, technology concerns, housing projects, entertainment projects, new-age technology companies, and other key investment projects throughout the world. Prior to his co-founding of Sterling & York, Ltd. in early 1995, he served as a senior management corporate attorney with over 20 years experience in private law practice and as in-house counsel to corporations. His areas of expertise include financing, contract negotiation, real estate transactions, and acquisitions and mergers. Mr. Jorgenson was employed from 1990 to 1994 by ISC FIDAS Systems as Vice President and General Counsel. ISC FIDAS Systems was a travel industry software company located in Atlanta, Georgia.

    From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Jorgenson was the General Counsel for Newleaf Corporation, a commercial real estate development and management company located in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1984 to 1986, he served as General Counsel for both SAFEC, Inc., a solar energy company, and for Satori, Ltd., a hotel and restaurant design and development company, both out of Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to 1985, Mr. Jorgenson was a partner, for nine years, in the Isaacs & Jorgenson, Ltd. law firm located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    Mr. Jorgenson is admitted to both the Bar in Georgia, as well as Minnesota. He is also a licensed real estate agent, having worked with Coldwell Banker for several years, in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Mr. Jorgenson received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota, with a major in Economics. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including inclusion in Best Lawyers in Atlanta, Who's Who in American Law, The Best Lawyers in America, Notable Americans, the Directory of Distinguished Americans, and Community Leaders of the World.

E-mail: don@sterlingandyorkltd.com