Find Lawyers in Washington, District of Columbia for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law - Washington, District of Columbia
David Brown is co-chair of the firm’s corporate practice area, which includes its corporate, energy, finance, health care, real estate and public policy groups, and a partner in the Financial Services & Products Group, which he previously led. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities disclosure, and payment system and other technology transactions, with an emphasis on the financial services, technology and telecommunications industries. Davi...
Tom Ferrigno is a partner based in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Washington, DC office where he focuses on securities enforcement matters. His 30 years of legal experience includes the representation of public companies, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and individuals in investigations and litigation conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, FINRA, and other governmental and quasi-governmental authorities. He also provides disclo...
Dennis O. Garris is partner-in-charge of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and is the former co-head of the firm’s securities, mergers and acquisitions practices. His practice focuses on securities and complex Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory and disclosure matters and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Garris is a nationally known expert on SEC regulatory matters, including the proxy rules, tender offer rules, going-private rules and beneficial ownership reporting ...
David M. Lynn is a partner in the Washington D.C. Office of Morrison & Foerster, and is co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Finance practice. He is the former Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Lynn is a highly respected securities advisory counsel who provides guidance to clients ranging from Fortune 500 to newly-public companies on securities law compliance, as well as counseling on corporate governance, executive ...
Colleen P. Mahoney, a partner in Skadden’s Washington, D.C. office, heads the firm’s Securities Enforcement and Compliance practice, and regularly represents financial services firms, corporations, their officers, board committees, directors and employees in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other law enforcement investigations. Ms. Mahoney assists management and boards of directors performing internal investigations, often advising clients on preventive and remedial me...
Former New York State Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco is a Partner with Lippes Mathias and serves on the firm's Executive Committee and as the Government & State Attorneys General Investigations Practice Team Leader. Mr. Vacco was elected New York State Attorney General in 1994 and served until 1999. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan was appointed United States Attorney for the Western District of New York after serving ten years as an Assistant District Attorney in Erie County. He focuse...
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