Whitney is a Partner in the Corporate Governance and Compliance Law group. He has represented public and private enterprises in corporate finance transactions, including: public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities; bank credit financings; structured financings and other capital markets transactions; and venture capital financings. He has represented issuers and underwriters in several large and complex securities transactions, and has represented both banks and borrowers in large and highly structured borrowings. His representations extend from pre-inception planning through structuring and execution and he has worked on several novel and market-leading transactions.
On January 10, 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about how to handle certain filing matters during the U.S. government shutdown, which is now entering its fourth week. (See, sec.gov/page/corpfin-section-landing.) The staff revised questions 4 and 5 and added new questions 6 and 9. Question 4 was revised to emphasize that Rule 430A is...
In response to the U.S. government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management published public guidance regarding the impacts on their operations. Although electronic filings will continue to be accepted in many cases, as described below, nearly all SEC operations, including the review and processing of filings and enforcement and...
On Tuesday, July 25, as many practitioners probably expected, the SEC issued a warning that offers and sales of digital assets (virtual coins or tokens) by organizations using blockchain or distributed ledger technology (often referred to, among other things, as Initial Coin Offerings (“ICOs”) or Token Sales) are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws. Depending on the offering, investors may use an...
On October 19th, the SEC released five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“CDIs”) relating to the upcoming “Pay Ratio Disclosure” requirements in Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K. Item 402(u) Pay Ratio Disclosure requirements, mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, require each covered public company to make annual disclosure of the ratio of its principal executive officer’s total annual compensation to...
Cam C. HoangCam helps clients with corporate matters including governance and...
Jason BrenkertJason assists clients in raising funds through capital mar...
Kimberley R. AndersonKimberley helps clients achieve key business goals through securi...
