Clients rely on the attorneys in our Securities and Venture Capital practice for a broad range of services relating to federal and state securities law matters. We help them design and structure registered and exempt offerings of debt and equity securities for corporate, partnership, limited liability companies and other issuers. We advise publicly traded companies on reporting and compliance involving Securities Exchange Commission and stock exchange requirements, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

We also assist clients in forming broker-dealer arrangements, investment advisory firms and other regulated businesses, as well as with ongoing compliance matters. Our lawyers have broad experience in advising and working with venture capital funds, as well as organizing start-up companies and acquisition entities and funds. 

We counsel clients on a broad variety of agreements governing the terms of debt and equity securities offerings, including certificates of incorporation, charters, stockholders agreements, operating agreements, registration rights agreements and investors' rights agreements.