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Counsel for financing, disclosure, and governance.

Hire securities lawyers for offering documents, reporting, investigations, and financial transactions. Define the scope and experience needed for your matter.

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Public offerings and registration

Scope counsel for offering documents, registration work and disclosure questions.

02

Private offerings

Support transaction documents, investor terms and legal review for a proposed private offering.

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Investigations and inquiries

Scope counsel for securities-related inquiries, internal investigations and response strategy.

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Governance and reporting

Support disclosure, board, financial-reporting and internal-policy work.

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Regulated financial businesses

Define compliance work for broker-dealers or investment advisers in the engagement brief.

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Structured transactions

Scope legal support for derivatives and structured-finance documentation.

From need to engagement

Bring the context.
Discuss the fit.

  1. Describe the work

    Outline the matter, priorities, timing and kind of experience your team needs.

  2. Review the experience

    Discuss relevant background and how the professional would work with your team.

  3. Agree on the scope

    Review responsibilities and engagement terms before deciding how to proceed.

Before you get started

A few useful
hiring questions.

What should I scope for an offering?

Identify the financing and documentation work required, including whether the matter concerns a public or private offering. Discuss the required experience and engagement with counsel.

What work can a securities investigation brief describe?

Describe any regulatory inquiries, internal investigation or response work needed. Confirm counsel’s relevant experience and availability.

How do public-company matters differ from a private offering brief?

Describe whether the work involves public-company filing and disclosure, private-offering documents or investor terms. Agree on the scope with counsel.

The next step

Start with the work
your team needs.

Find securities lawyers for the scope you have in mind.

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