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We counsel our clients on the best way to meet their capital needs, including if applicable, regulatory capital requirements. We help
our clients raise capital through SEC-registered and private initial and follow-on offerings of common stock, senior and subordinated debt, convertible
and preferred securities, asset-backed securitizations and REIT preferred stock financings. Our expertise includes mutual to stock conversions and mutual holding company reorganizations, going private transactions and the issuance of employee benefit plan securities. Our attorneys have excellent on-going working relationships with the SEC, federal and state bank regulators and national, regional and boutique investment banking firms to ensure your transaction occurs smoothly and efficiently. Since 1969, we have acted as counsel for both issuers and underwriters in over 700 securities offerings raising more than $20 billion.
We counsel all our community bank, mutual institution and credit union clients on Sarbanes-Oxley and bank regulations involving all
aspects of corporate governance and board matters, including fiduciary responsibilities, board committee charters and charter and bylaw issues, including anti-takeover provisions. We assist our public company clients with their SEC reporting obligations on Forms 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K, proxy statements, other public disclosures, shareholder proposals, listing requirements, insider trading and reporting issues, Regulation FD matters, including how to respond to questions from analysts and shareholders, as well as other general securities law compliance matters. We have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, both friendly and hostile.
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