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Exhibit 5.01
October 5, 2000
Board of Directors
Aquis Communications Group, Inc.
1719A Route 10, Suite 300
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Aquis Communications Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the proposed issuance by the
Company of up to 300,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), pursuant to the terms of an option
agreement between the Company and Nick T. Catania dated January 4, 2000, as
amended to date (the "Option Agreement').
In connection with such proposed issuance, we have examined the Option
Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and
restated, the Bylaws of the Company (as amended and restated), the relevant
corporate proceedings of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form S-8
covering the issuance of the Common Stock and such other documents, records,
certificates of public officials, statutes and decisions as we consider
necessary to express the opinions contained herein. In the examination of
such documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity
to those original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or
photostatic copies.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that when the Common Stock
has been duly issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of the Option
Agreement, including payment of the applicable exercise price, such shares of
Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. In so consenting, we do not admit that we are within
the class of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Very truly yours,
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Joseph P. Galda
