Today’s marketplace is continuously changing due to market volatility and corporate restructurings. At the same time, compliance issues are pervasive in virtually every aspect of running a business. Because of this, you need legal counsel who not only understands the complexities of this changing landscape but the industry segment in which you operate.

With a dynamic practice of more than 100 corporate partners, Ropes & Gray’s Securities & Public Companies team offers the experience and global reach your company is seeking to achieve your business objectives while at the same time protecting the interests of your stakeholders. We have developed niche expertise in the financial services, life sciences, retail and technology industries and work seamlessly with our partners in our renowned Private Equity, Securities Litigation, Government Enforcement and Intellectual Property practices.

Our practice is broken into three segments including:

• Capital Markets
  
  Our clients regularly turn to us for advice along the full spectrum of capital markets transactions; which include IPOs, private placements and follow-on, high-yield, fixed income, and 144A debt offerings. In 2010, we advised in more than 50 offerings across the globe. Recent representative notable IPOs we have been involved in include representing LPL Financial in its IPO, one of the nation’s largest IPO’s of 2010 for a private equity portfolio company; representing Dunkin’ Brands in its July 2011 $422 million IPO, and Avaya, Inc. in its June 2011 $1 billion IPO.
   
• Mergers & Acquisitions
  
  Ranked as “Elite” by Chambers, our M&A practice advises on notable deals in various industries and sizes. Our mergers & acquisitions practice delivers responsive and practical solutions in an increasingly complex market. In 2010 alone, our nationally and internationally recognized partners have advised clients on more than 100 transactions—many of which are considered leading deals in the market, such as NSTAR, SkillSoft, Covidien, J. Crew, inVentiv Health, Millipore, and Gymboree.
   
• Corporate Governance
  
  From NYSE and NASDAQ listing standards, through compliance with the maze of state and federal regulations, to compensation issues and takeover readiness and defense, we offer the full range of corporate governance advice, counsel and related litigation services. 

Our team’s extensive experience enables us to advise companies of all sizes on day-to-day operations as well as on strategic corporate initiatives, and helps ensure that difficult issues do not become roadblocks to success.

Our Clients
 
Ropes & Gray serves as general outside counsel to a broad range of public companies with both domestic and international presence. We also represent many growing younger companies – a significant number of our publicly traded clients completed their IPOs within the last ten years.

Our clients are active in many industries, including manufacturing, technology, telecommunications, biotechnology, energy, retail, and investment banking, and vary considerably in size and geographic location. The client listing below represents a number of the industries we serve.

Retailers and Consumer Branded Products

• Carter’s
• Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
• Hasbro, Inc
• TJX Companies

Life Sciences

• Biogen idec
• CRC Health Corp
• Covidien
• Genzyme

Financial Services

• AMG
• The Hanover Insurance Group
• LPL Financial

Utilities/Energy

• KeySpan Energy
• NSTAR
• Tampa Electric Company (TECO)

Contact

For further information about Ropes & Gray’s Securities & Public Companies practice, please contact:


Paul Kinsella

Patrick O'Brien

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