Shane B. Hansen is a partner and member of the Funds and Investment Services Practice in the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP. His 40-year law practice concentrates on financial services regulation, primarily federal and state securities and banking laws and related rules. He advises broker-dealers, M&A advisors and business brokers (M&A brokers), investment advisers, private fund advisers, banks, and family offices about business, corporate, contract, compliance, and regulatory matters. Hansen serves as the lead securities counsel for the Business Intermediary Education Fund (BIEF) and principal draftsman of the new statutory M&A Brokers exemption from broker-dealer registration.