E.J. Miller

Edward J. Miller Jr., Shareholder 314.727.0101 miller@riezmanberger.com ejm@riezmanberger.com vcard

Edward J. Miller Jr. has more than 25 years of experience in business law, with deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, commercial real estate, private equity, and commercial banking. He advises businesses at every stage of development—from formation and early-stage funding through growth-by-acquisition strategies and market exits.

A significant portion of E.J.’s practice focuses on representing business owners and private equity investors in complex business and real estate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and New Market Tax Credits. He has negotiated and closed transactions ranging from $500,000 to over $250,000,000, and has successfully completed hotel property acquisitions with aggregate values between $5,000,000 and $45,000,000.

E.J. received his A.B. from Georgetown University in 1983 and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law. He is licensed in Missouri and Illinois, admitted to practice before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eighth Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of Illinois, and is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Following law school, E.J. clerked for the Honorable David P. McDonald, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. From 2011 to 2015, he served as an Adjunct Professor at Washington University School of Law, where he taught commercial real estate planning.

E.J. has also been active in the community. He served on the Kirkwood School District Board of Directors for six years, including three years as Board President, and completed a three-year term on the Board of Directors of EducationPlus, a non-profit educational cooperative serving 30 public school districts in the St. Louis area.