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Adam Kravitz Application PackageKravitz Adam Last Name First Name Middle Initial 2982 Alton Road Miami Beach Home Address City FL 33140 State Zip Code 3053350330 HomeWork adam@adamkravitz.com Email Address 3053350330 Cellular Coral Gables Business Address 121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor City FL State 33134 Zip Code Kravitz & Co. PA Occupation:Business Name: Lawyer Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note that only three (3) choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1: Choice 2: Choice 3: Audit Committee Budget Advisory Committee Transportation, Parking and Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities Committee BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM Note:If applying for the At-Large position of the Historic Preservation Board, please answer the below questions: Have you ever resided in one of the City's Historic Districts for at least one year?Yes No Address in City Historic District submitted. Professional License No Professional Licenses Submitted. Note:If you are seeking appointment to a professional seat (e.g. attorney, architect, etc.), you must attach a copy of your currently effective corresponding professional license. Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a, b and c: Members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees shall be affiliated with the city. This requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: YesResident of the City for a minimum of six (6) months: Demonstrate an ownership interest in a business established in the City for a minimum of six (6) months:No AFFILIATION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH a. ● I am resident of:N/A Or b. "Ownership Interest" shall mean the ownership of ten percent (10%) or more (including the ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding capital stock) in a business. "Business" shall mean any sole proprietorship, sponsorship, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity or business association. c.Full-time employee of such a business (for a minimum of six months); and I am based in an office or other location of the business that is physically located in Miami Beach (for a minimum of six months):No Notwithstanding the requirements set forth herein, the qualified full-time employee of a business must be approved by a 4/7th vote of the Mayor and City Commission. NOTE: Members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees shall be required to demonstrate compliance with the City affiliation requirements of section 2-22 (4) a and b of the Miami Beach City Code by executing an affidavit, stipulating that they have met either (or both) of said affiliation requirements. The original affidavit shall be filled with the Office of the City Clerk prior to being sworn in as a member. Or No● Have you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: ● Do you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codes:No If yes, please explain in detail: ● Do you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail: ● Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:Yes If yes, which board? Police Citizens' Relations Committee ● Are you presently a registered lobbyist with the City of Miami Beach?No ● I am applying for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list below: Lawyer and Internet Entrepreneur. In addition, I was General Counsel of two public companies and served on their audit committees NOTE: IF APPOINTED, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CERTAIN LAWS THAT APPLY TO CITY BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THESE LAWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459). o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami Beach Code section 2-26) o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Sunshine Law - Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967. Today, the Sunshine Law regarding open government can be found in Chapter 286 of the Florida Statutes. These statutes establish a basic right of access to most meetings of Boards, Commissions, and other governing bodies of state and local governmental agencies or authorities. o Voting conflict - Form 8B is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected Board, Council, Commission, Authority, or Committee. It applies equality to members of advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143. Florida Statutes. ● In what organization(s) in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in? Name Position Miami Beach Bar Association Treasuer Alton Road Homeowners & Residents Association President Miami Beach United Director ● List the address of all properties owned or in which you have an interest within the City of Miami Beach: Property 2982 Alton Road If so, which department and title?No● Are you now employed by the City of Miami Beach: ● Pursuant to City Code Section 2-25 (b): Do you have a parent, spouse, child, brother, or sister who is employed by the City of Miami Beach?No If "Yes", identify person(s) and department(s): No relative's information submitted. BOARD & COMMITTEE FINANCIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT Acknowledgement of fines/suspension for Board/Committee Members for failure to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Section 2-11.1(i)(2) I understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami Beach, including those of a purely advisory nature, are required to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Requirements. One of the following forms must be filled with the City Clerk of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year: 1. A "Source of Income Statement;" or 2. A "Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1)¹ ;" or 3. A Copy of your latest Federal Income Tax Return. Failure to file one of these forms, pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Code, may subject the person to a fine of no more than $500, 60 days in jail, or both. _____________________________ ¹ Members of the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment will be notified directly by the State of Florida, pursuant to F.S. §112.3145(1)(a), to file a Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1) with the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections by 12:00 noon, July 1. Planning Board and Board of Adjustment members who file their Form 1 with the County Supervisor of Elections automatically satisfy the County’s financial disclosure requirement as a Miami Beach City Board/Committee member and need not file an additional form with the Office of the City Clerk. However, compliance with the County disclosure requirement does not satisfy the State requirement. DIVERSITY STATISTICS REPORT The following information is voluntary and has no bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to comply with City diversity reporting requirements. WhiteRace/Ethnic Categories What is your race? No details providedOther Description: Gender:Male Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.No Physically Challenged:No I HEREBY ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE APPLICATION; AND I HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND WILL ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE COUNTY AND/OR STATE LAWS AND STATUTES ACCORDINGLY.” I Adam Kravitz agreed to the following terms on 12/15/2021 10:19:36 AM Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date Board and Committee Application Checklist: Please ensure you have provided all information before applying or reapplying to any Board and Committee. YES YES YES YES I have answered all questions fully. I have uploaded a current resume, photograph, and a copy of any applicable professional license. I have completed and attached the Board & Committee Financial Acknowledgment Statement. I have completed and attached the Diversity Statistics Report. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk via email: BC@miamibeachfl.gov or telephone: 305.673.7411 Note: Florida Statutes 119.071: The role of the Office of the City Clerk is to receive and maintain forms filed as public records. If your home address, telephone numbers, and/or photograph are exempt from disclosure and you do not wish your home address, telephone numbers, and/or photograph to be made public, please: 1) Use your office or other address for your mailing address; 2) Use your office or other telephone number for your contact number; and 3) Do not attach a photograph. Page 1 of 2 ADAM KRAVITZ 2982 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33140 USA Tel: +1 305 335 0330 adam@adamkravitz.com PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Pennsylvania, USA Admitted to the Bar: December 1989 Florida, USA Admitted to the Bar: October 1993 England and Wales Admitted as a Solicitor: August 1996 Republic of Ireland Admitted as a Solicitor: November 2017 Date of Birth: August 31, 1964 – US, UK, Israeli Citizenship EXPERIENCE: 2014 – Present KRAVITZ & CO., PA, Coral Gables, Florida. My practice focuses on providing “Outside General Counsel” services and advice for an international client base of hedge funds and technology and Internet companies. 2013 - Present BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A., Coral Gables, Florida. Of Counsel (formerly Shareholder) in the Corporate/Business Law Group of a 150 lawyer firm. 2009 - 2012 EVOTER, INC., Hollywood, Florida. CEO, Co-Founder and Director of eVoter.com, a voter information website, which provided comprehensive voter information within a web 2.0 interface. Raised over $2.7 million in private capital, built an advisory board with top figures in the Democratic and Republican parties, and entered into strategic partnerships with Yahoo! and NBCUniversal. 2000 - 2005 SPARK NETWORKS, INC. (formerly MatchNet plc), London, England and Los Angeles, California. Executive Director and General Counsel of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange listed (market cap: €170 million at time of exit, now NYSE:LOV) owner and operator of some of the world’s largest online dating websites, including JDate.com and AmericanSingles.com. I was responsible for all legal and administrative affairs, including Corporate, M&A, and Securities Law, of a company with revenues of $65 million and 200 employees, offices in the US, UK, Germany and Israel, as well as having principal administrative and strategic responsibility for Spark’s International offices and websites. In 2004, I sold my equity in the company to The Capital Group. 1997 - 2000 ZELLERMAYER, PELOSSOF & SCHIFFER, London, England. Consulting lawyer to the London office of a leading Tel Aviv, Israel, law firm. I advised a variety of clients in multi-national transactional work (such as the purchase of a major hotel chain in Columbia for a French investor and the financing of a Romanian shopping center for an Austrian bank), served as lead counsel on several small-cap IPOs in both the UK and Germany, and served as a non- executive director for several companies on behalf of clients. My areas of practice included Corporate Finance, M&A, and Securities Law (including public offerings and private placements). 1996-1997 MISHCON DE REYA, London, England. American and English Corporate Finance, Banking and Company Lawyer (Assistant Solicitor). I handled my own case load including advising clients on investments in US publicly traded companies. Advised firm clients on US securities and corporate law, including handling all US filings for a fully quoted UK company with a US (NASDAQ) listing and advising a UK company on its purchase of the minority interest of a US subsidiary. 1994 - 1996 THE APPLETREE COMPANIES, INC., Boca Raton, Florida. General Counsel and Vice President of Administration for a NASDAQ listed company (revenues: $35 million) in the prepared foods industry. Responsible for all legal affairs, including negotiation of acquisitions of two major companies; breakup and sale of a subsidiary; preparation and filing of all reports and registration statements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission under US Securities Law; negotiating and documenting over $27m in capital funding through the placement of Page 2 of 2 equity and debt; all corporate secretarial work; and overseeing outside counsel on litigation matters. Also responsible for human relations department (over 400 employees). 1993 - 1994 COHEN, CHERNAY, NORRIS, WEINBERGER & HARRIS, North Palm Beach, Florida. Securities lawyer with 15 lawyer firm. Handled purchase of control interest in US public company, later advising president on all legal matters; and drafted numerous SEC filings of public companies, including acting for Appletree (above). Also acted for clients in general corporate matters (shareholders agreements, joint ventures, etc.). 1990 - 1993 ALBERT BARTOLOMEO & ASSOCIATES, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. General Corporate and Litigation lawyer for small Center City firm. Acted for a major Philadelphia area real estate developer in negotiations with vendors and several smaller companies in general company commercial work. Also practiced criminal and family law. 1989 - 1990 AMERICAN DATA MANAGEMENT, Mountain View, California. Marketing Director of Voter File Vendor based in Silicon Valley. Helped develop voter file databases and campaign strategies using targeted voter data for political campaigns across the US, including extensive work with the California and Florida Democratic Parties, with whom we had exclusive contracts. 1987-1989 Independent Political Consultant for various campaigns in California, including Diane Feinstein for Governor. EDUCATION: LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, London, England – MSc. (with Distinction) in History of International Relations, November 2006. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas - Juris Doctorate, May 1988 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California - Visiting Student, August 1987 to May 1988. UNIVERSIDAD LA SALLE, Mexico City, Mexico - Certificate in Mexican Legal Studies, July and August 1986. McGILL UNIVERSITY, Montréal, Québec - Bachelor of Arts, November 1985. Major in British History and Economics. HEBREW UNIVERSITY, Jerusalem, Israel - Summer Jewish Studies Programme, July and August 1984. ACHIEVEMENTS/MEMBERSHIPS: President, Alton Road Homeowners’ & Residents’ Association (Miami Beach) Vice-Chair, Miami Beach Police/Citizens’ Relations Committee Treasurer, Miami Beach Bar Association Board Member, Miami Beach United (Chair, Legal Affairs Committee) Extensive investment experience in real estate and start-up projects in Europe and Israel INTERESTS: Scuba Diving, Classic Cars.