- Represents a broad range of public company clients with their ongoing Exchange Act reporting and compliance across a variety of industries such as aerospace products and services, airlines, banking, data storage, Internet media and advertising, management services, medical devices, semiconductors and real estate investment trusts.
- Provides regular specialized securities law advice to companies on a wide range of matters, including Section 16, Regulation 13D-G, Rule 144, Regulation G, Regulation FD, and Rule 10b-5.
- Counsels companies on shareholder meeting matters, including compliance with the proxy rules, responding to shareholder proposals and submission of no-action letters under Rule 14a-8, and responding to proxy contests for board control.
- Advises public and pre-public companies on corporate governance best practices.
- Represents issuers in connection with equity and debt offerings under the Securities Act.
- Provides advice to companies on securities law aspects of merger and acquisition transactions, including cash and stock mergers, tender offer transactions, and going private transactions.
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1999: Order of the Coif; Comments Editor, UCLA Law Review
- University of California at San Diego, B.S., 1996, Management Science: magna cum laude; with distinction; Phi Beta Kappa
Honors & Awards
- Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Capital Markets: Equity Offerings (2024-2025)
- Recognized as a "Notable Practitioner" by IFLR1000 in Capital Markets (2019-2025)
- Recognized as a “Notable Practitioner” by Chambers USA for Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (2025)
Professional Activities
Fellow
- The American College of Governance Counsel
Member
- Orange County Bar Association
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Society for Corporate Governance
Publications
- “SEC Fine Shows Risks Of Nonpublic Info In X, LinkedIn Posts,” Law360 (October 2024)
- “Lessons From Recent SEC Cyber Enforcement Actions,” Law360 (August 2024)
Speaking Engagements
- Moderator, “Sustainability and Climate Change Disclosures,” 2024 Audit Committee Summit (October 2024)
- Speaker, “What should we expect from the SEC’s promise of new rulemaking?” Forum For Corporate Directors, O.C. (October 20, 2021)
- Trainer, "Public Company Disclosure and Compliance Issues," Edwards Lifesciences (August 05, 2021)
- Panelist, “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Law but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask…,” Securities Regulation Institute (January 27, 2021)
- Panelist, “Q&A with the SEC and PCAOB,” 18th Annual SEC “Hot Topics" Conference (September 2019)
- “Corporate Governance - A New Era” Panel at the Los Angeles County Bar Association's 51st Annual Securities Regulation Seminar (October 2018)
- “Regulation and Corporate Governance” Panel at the 16th Annual SEC “Hot Topics” Conference, a Legal and Financial Reporting Update for Public Companies (September 2017)
- “Non-GAAP Measures & Recent Developments” Panel at the third annual UCI Audit Committee Summit (October 2016)
- “Regulatory and Governance” Panel at the 15th Annual SEC “Hot Topics” Conference, a Legal and Financial Reporting Update for Public Companies (September 2016)
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