Attorneys & Staff

Theodore M. Elam
Tenth Floor
Two Leadership Square
211 N. Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-7103

(405) 552-2221 direct
(405) 228-7421 fax
ted.elam@mcafeetaft.com
Practice Areas
PARALEGAL
Admissions
  • Oklahoma, 1959
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Tax Court
Education
  • L.L.B., University of Oklahoma, 1959; Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Board of Editors, Oklahoma Law Review
  • B.B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1957 (Finance)
Professional Organizations and Memberships
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • Economic Club of Oklahoma
  • Young President’s Organization (Former Member)
Civic Involvement and Leadership
  • All Souls Episcopal Church
  • Oklahoma Art Center
  • Oklahoma City Museum of Art (Trustee)
  • Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra
  • Casady School
  • Oklahoma City Chapter of the American Heart Association
  • Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
  • Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club (Former President)
  • Oklahoma City United Way, Professional Division
Best Lawyers in America<i>Super Lawyers</i> — Oklahoma EditionMartindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings

Theodore M. Elam

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BIOGRAPHY

Theodore Elam’s practice is concentrated in corporate and securities matters. He has been lead counsel in numerous public and private offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions, tender offers and other forms of financing involving enterprises engaged in the telecommunications, energy, mortgage banking, mortgage lending, retailing, insurance and real estate business.

During the course of his distinguished career, Ted has been a frequent lecturer at legal seminars and has also served as an assistant professor of business law and an adjunct professor of business planning, securities regulation and corporate finance at the University of Oklahoma College Law. 

Over the years, Ted has been recognized in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for BusinessThe Best Lawyers in America (corporate law) and Oklahoma Super Lawyers.


REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Lead counsel for issuer in public and private offerings of securities.
  • Issuer counsel in tender offers.
  • Representation of sellers and buyers in mergers and acquisitions.
  • Representation of borrowers under bank credit facilities.