In addition, he has extensive experience with real estate syndication, and real estate finance and consulting matters. For more than 15 years, Mr. Stone served as General Counsel to McMahan Securities Co. L.P., a FINRA registered broker-dealer in Greenwich, Connecticut, and its affiliated hedge funds managed by Argent Funds Group LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser. He also practiced general corporate, securities and real estate law for many years in New York City at several major law firms, including Weil Gotshal & Manges and Wien Malkin & Bettex. Mr. Stone holds a J.D. degree from The University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a B.A. degree (with Honors in Government) from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.