Jeffrey Werbitt’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance, public and private securities offerings and corporate governance matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Werbitt was a senior staff attorney in the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Werbitt served at the SEC from 2000 to 2007 in the Office of Emerging Growth Companies, the Office of Computers and Online Services, and the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions, and was an examiner and reviewer on the Division’s Shareholder Proposal Taskforce in the Office of Chief Counsel. As a senior staff attorney, he screened Securities Act and Exchange Act filings to identify legal and accounting issues to determine the level of SEC staff review and reviewed Securities Act and Exchange Act filings for compliance with the federal securities laws. These Securities Act filings often involved initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, exchange offers, tender offers, debt offerings, equity lines and PIPEs. The reviews of Exchange Act filings included periodic reports and proxy material. In addition, Mr. Werbitt advised foreign and domestic issuers regarding issuer and third-party tender offers, beneficial ownership disclosure, proxy contests and going private transactions.
Mr. Werbitt received his B.B.A. from the George Washington University in 1995 and his J.D. in 1999 from the Villanova University School of Law, where he was a member of the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. He received his LL.M. with distinction in securities and financial regulation from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2000. He is admitted to the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia bars.