We provide a broad range of timely and practical disclosure and corporate governance advice to public companies. Our advice is based on the in-depth experience and real-world insights we have developed by serving as outside general counsel to hundreds of public companies, through our work with the many other public companies that regularly seek our advice on critical governance and disclosure questions, and through our leading IPO practice.
In addition to the value our corporate lawyers bring to day-to-day public company counseling matters, we are able to draw on the skills and experience of our preeminent securities enforcement and regulatory practices when our clients encounter corporate crises (such as an accounting restatement or internal investigation) or need guidance on important public policy issues. This close collaboration enables us to assist clients with disclosure, governance and compliance issues based on real, multi-disciplinary experience with similar situations and with an in-depth understanding of the SEC’s thinking on key issues.
Our disclosure practice includes advising on substantive and technical filing and disclosure questions. We routinely draft and review all types of reports, proxy statements and other documents filed with the SEC, as well as press releases and other informal market communications, and regularly assist clients in responding to SEC staff comment letters. We have extensive experience in advising on compliance with Regulation FD, Regulation G (and related rules regarding non-GAAP measures) and executive compensation disclosure. We work closely with clients to address new disclosure requirements and emerging "hot button” disclosure issues.
Our corporate governance practice includes advising on SEC and stock exchange requirements, shareholder proposals, dealing with activist shareholders, anti-takeover defenses, the Dodd-Frank Act and emerging "best practices.” We have advised numerous boards and management teams on key governance issues, including the design and implementation of board governance policies, committee charters, internal controls, disclosure policies and controls, whistleblower policies, and attorney reporting procedures. We also serve as independent counsel to a number of audit committees.
The public companies that we regularly advise on corporate matters include:
- Accretive Health
- Akamai Technologies
- Amdocs
- Analog Devices
- Analogic
- Avid
- Dean Foods
- Discovery Communications
- Genpact
- (The) Medicines Company
- MKS Instruments
- Panera Bread
- PerkinElmer
- Red Hat
- Skyworks Solutions
- Staples
- State Street
- Teradyne
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- WebMD
We provide a broad range of timely and practical disclosure and corporate governance advice to public companies. Our advice is based on the in-depth experience and real-world insights we have developed by serving as outside general counsel to hundreds of public companies, through our work with the many other public companies that regularly seek our advice on critical governance and disclosure questions, and through our leading IPO practice.
In addition to the value our corporate lawyers bring to day-to-day public company counseling matters, we are able to draw on the skills and experience of our preeminent securities enforcement and regulatory practices when our clients encounter corporate crises (such as an accounting restatement or internal investigation) or need guidance on important public policy issues. This close collaboration enables us to assist clients with disclosure, governance and compliance issues based on real, multi-disciplinary experience with similar situations and with an in-depth understanding of the SEC’s thinking on key issues.
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