Armand Paliotta

Education

• University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1989, with distinction)
• University of Oklahoma College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1992, with highest honors) 
  • Second in law class academically, Order of the Coif, assistant article editor of the Oklahoma Law Review

Admissions

• State Bar of Oklahoma
• United States Tax Court

Experience

• Appointed by Gov. Brad Henry as a commissioner on the Oklahoma Securities Commission (commissioner, 2005-2012; chairperson, 2009-2010)
• Oklahoma City University School of Law – adjunct professor of law in Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporations, Securities Regulations, Agency and Unincorporated Business Associations, and Business Planning Law 
• University of Oklahoma College of Law – adjunct professor of law in Business Entities 
• Frequent speaker and author on various corporate, tax and securities law matters at professional and continuing legal education seminars

Professional Organizations & Memberships 

• Oklahoma Bar Association: Business and Corporate Law Section – chairperson (2017-2018)
• The Business Owner – editorial board

Honors, Awards & Rankings

• Best Lawyers in America – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Best Lawyers 2020 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City - Corporate Governance Law
• Best Lawyers 2019 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City - Securities/Capital Markets Law 
• Best Lawyers 2018 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City - Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Best Lawyers 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City - Corporate Governance Law 
• Best Lawyers 2015 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City - Corporate Law 
• Best Lawyers 2011 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City - Securities
• Oklahoma Super Lawyers – Business, Corporate Law 
• Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers
• Achievers Under 40, The Journal Record (2006)

News, Articles & Publications

• What Do You Need to Know about Oklahoma’s New Education Lottery?, 76 Oklahoma Bar Journal (January 15, 2005)
• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 73 Oklahoma Bar Journal (December 14, 2002)
• Oklahoma Adopts Statutes Permitting Conversions of Business Entities to Limited Companies, 73 Oklahoma Bar Journal (May 11, 2002)
• IRS Adopts New Safe Harbor for Reserve-Starker Like Kind Exchanges, 72 Oklahoma Bar Journal (February 10, 2001)
• Jurisdiction: Burnham v. Superior Court: Adding Confusion to Transient Jurisdiction, 44 Okla. L. Rev. 551 (1991)

Community Involvement

• Westminster Presbyterian Church – member