Securities and Corporate Governance
Gunster attorneys have the breadth of legal and business knowledge, international experience and technical skill needed to advise companies from the first round of financing to the initial public offering and beyond. The attorneys of Gunster’s Securities and Corporate Governance practice have worked at some of the best-known Wall Street law firms, and honed their skills as in-house counsel to Fortune 500 companies. They have led securities transactions from funding startups through complex public offerings. As a result of this collective experience, Gunster provides public and private companies and their executives with the business orientation and quality legal counsel expected from a major money-center law firm. At the same time, Gunster’s orientation to small and mid-cap companies embraces clients sometimes overlooked by other large law firms.
As a full-service law firm, Gunster provides businesses with a full range of corporate legal service and business-oriented counsel, to each client, and at every stage of growth.
Service areas:
Capital Raising and Strategic Alternatives
- Private placements
- Public offerings
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Underwriter and placement agent representation
Securities Compliance
- Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities commissions
- Counseling boards of directors and board committees
- Proxy statements and voting matters
- Corporate governance
- Stock exchange listings and compliance
Venture Capital/Private Equity
- Venture capital financing
- Private equity transactions
Director and Officer Liability Insurance Coverage
- Evaluating and negotiating liability coverage
- Maximizing insurance recovery
Executive Compensation
- Designing non-qualified executive compensation agreements
- Structuring all types of employee benefit plans
Securities Litigation
- Class action defense
- Shareholder derivative litigation
- White collar securities defense
- Enforcement actions
Broker-Dealer & Investment Adviser Counseling
- Broker-dealer formation
- Investment adviser formation
