Today more than ever, businesses require smart, sophisticated representation with the strength, resources and experience to succeed. New regulations and an intensified enforcement climate in the area of corporate governance have meant greater complexity and higher consequences for noncompliance. At Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, we have the knowledge and experience to advise businesses on sophisticated corporate finance and securities matters. Our extensive inside knowledge of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—gained not only through day-to-day interaction on securities transactions, but also through the work of our lawyers who held positions there—coupled with our prominent corporate governance practice, place us in an ideal position to help you meet every requirement while also seeking every advantage.
Our lawyers are experienced in virtually every type of corporate finance transaction, including—
- initial and secondary public offerings
- shelf registrations and takedowns
- high-yield debt offerings
- American Depositary Share offerings
- registered exchange offers
- spin-off transactions
- tender offers
- convertible debt offerings
- rights offerings
- debt restructurings, both in and out of bankruptcy.
In addition, we provide advice to clients on the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and on disclosure issues, insider trading issues and SEC enforcement matters. As one of the nation’s largest full-service law firms, we also offer representation in more than 50 other practice areas, including our public law and policy practice.
Your Business, Our Experience
In selecting a law firm, consider both the depth and breadth of its experience. At Akin Gump, we represent issuers, investors and underwriters in a wide variety of public and private offerings of securities for both U.S. and international businesses. The firm is widely known as a leader in domestic and international energy financings. We are also ranked in the top 10 counsel to private equity firms in The American Lawyer’s “Corporate Scorecard” (April 2007). We represent clients in a number of other diverse industries, including health care, retail, telecommunications, technology, broadcasting and gaming. And because business is global, so is Akin Gump, with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Moscow, Beijing and 9 other major cities worldwide.
By working as an integrated team with our nationally recognized financial restructuring practice, we provide uncommon depth and experience assisting holders and issuers of distressed debt securities. Our years of representing leading portfolio companies of private equity funds have given our lawyers an unusually broad base of experience in understanding the needs of both public companies and their private equity sponsors. And our strong working relationship with the SEC helps our clients obtain the information, insight and attention they require.
Our corporate finance lawyers leverage our firmwide resources to achieve our clients’ goals. Teams are assembled with an eye to relevant experience, geographical and industry knowledge, and value. In the face of cross-practice needs, our team approach ensures high-quality work, effective communication and seamless integration. Using multidisciplinary teams composed of lawyers from our Moscow, London and U.S. offices, for example, we acted as underwriter’s counsel on the first high-yield 144A offering from the former Soviet Union, and represented the first Russian company to do an IPO in the United States and list on the New York Stock Exchange.