Overview
Charles J. Duffy is a corporate attorney in Becker’s Fort Lauderdale office with more than three decades of experience advising clients on complex business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, and public and private offerings. His practice spans a wide range of industries, including healthcare, energy, technology, real estate development, and manufacturing.
Mr. Duffy has represented companies and investors in high-value transactions across the country. Notable engagements include representing a West Palm Beach medical management company in an $8 million Series A Preferred Stock Offering, and a Florida-based greenhouse gas credit aggregator in securing $8 million in funding from a New York investor—while also negotiating a supply agreement with a major Iowa farm conglomerate.
Mr. Duffy takes a strategic, business-minded approach to legal representation, leveraging deep transactional knowledge and insight to help clients achieve their corporate goals. His ability to anticipate challenges and provide practical solutions makes him a trusted advisor in complex deal environments.
Mr. Duffy earned his Juris Doctor from Duquesne University Kline School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Duquesne University. He also attended the University of Notre Dame’s Summer London Law Program.
He is admitted to practice in Florida and Pennsylvania. Mr. Duffy is an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), where he has served on the Executive Board since 2014 and currently serves as Corporate Secretary.
EXPERIENCE
- Secured $15 million in funding for a medical imaging company’s virtual colonoscopy project.
- Coordinated financing for a Spanish-language travel portal backed by both East and West Coast investment firms.
- Negotiated the sale of 25% of a hyperbaric chamber manufacturer to a U.K.-based venture capital firm.
- Advised a Puerto Rican public authority in connection with the guarantee of over $146 million in tax-exempt bonds to finance a major resort project.
- Represented a joint venture partner in the financing and construction of a $120 million fiberboard plant.
- Acted as bond counsel on the issuance of $90 million in tax-exempt bonds for the construction of a gypsum wallboard facility.
- Led the acquisition of a potable water distribution system in Western Pennsylvania.
- Facilitated over $5 billion in secured lending transactions for national banking institutions.
