Our lawyers have represented securities issuers, underwriting and placing banks, secondary market participants, and other parties across the spectrum of public and private capital markets transactions -- from initial capitalizations and private equity rounds to IPOs and other complex public and private offerings of equity, debt and other securities, as well as heavily regulated secondary market transactions and more straightforward securities purchases and sales. We also assist a range of public companies, funds and shareholders with their ongoing public reporting. In addition, we advise companies, boards and other clients on Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, emerging Dodd-Frank Act issues, and other legal and regulatory matters that arise from the offering, underwriting, placing and trading of securities.
Matters on which our attorneys have advised include:
- IPOs and follow-on equity offerings
- High-yield debt, investment-grade debt, publicly financed debt and other securities offerings
- Exchange offers, consent solicitations, contested and uncontested proxy solicitations, going-private transactions and other highly regulated secondary market matters
- Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings of common equity (by non-U.S. issuers) and other securities (by U.S. and non-U.S. issuers)
- PIPEs (private investments in public entities) and other public and private securities transactions involving investments by funds, strategic buyers and other purchasers
- Offerings by operating companies, investment companies, business development companies and SPACs
- Offerings underwritten or placed by global bulge-bracket, regional and local investment banks
- Exempt foreign offerings
- Securities trading in a variety of other business and legal contexts, including by directors, officers and other insiders
- SEC, FINRA, and other regulatory filings and compliance and stock exchange filings and compliance
- Advice on Sarbanes-Oxley and other complex legal and regulatory compliance matters
- Advice on insider trading and other compliance policies, codes of ethics, committee charters and other corporate governance matters
- Audit, compensation and special committee representations
The issuers in our securities matters have come from industries of all types, including, among others:
- Energy
- Utilities
- Transportation
- Telecommunications
- Media
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- Financial Services
- Construction
- Interrnet Technologies
- Biotechnology
- Chemicals
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- Fashion
- Consumer Products
- Real Estate
- Electronics
- Medical Devices
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Our lawyers have advised on capital markets transactions originating in the U.S., Europe, China, India, Latin America and other countries and regions, and have had their disclosure opinions accepted by the leading investment banks in New York, London, Hong Kong, Mumba and other global financial centers. When required, we can secure non-US legal advice in all relevant jurisdictions, using our “best of breed” approach to engaging local co-counsel and tapping into our international network of associated non-US law firms.
Our securities and capital markets advice is complemented by the securities litigation and insider trading defense experience of our Business Litigation practice. All our securities and capital markets lawyers work with our other lawyers to deliver the services our clients need, regardless of categorization.