Securities

Our firm’s securities lawyers act as outside general counsel to domestic and foreign private issuers in initial public offerings, follow-on and secondary offerings, shelf registration statements and listings on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the OTCQX. We also represent publicly-traded companies in the full range of ongoing compliance requirements under Sarbanes-Oxley and other provisions of the Securities Exchange Act, including proxy solicitations, periodic reporting and Section 16 compliance. Our firm acts on behalf of placement agents, issuers and investors in private placement transactions, including offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation D. Our securities lawyers are knowledgeable and advise with respect to the latest developments on crowdfunding and evolving means of capital formation. We also have substantial experience with going-private transactions and delisting from national exchanges. Our clients on securities laws matters span a range of industries, including manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, real estate, telecommunications and technology, among others. In addition to representing U.S. domestic issuers on public offerings and private placements, our firm has represented foreign issuers in public and private securities offerings from Argentina, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, China, India, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Sweden, among other jurisdictions.