Corporate, Securities & Finance Lawyers, Law Firm

Practice Area Introduction

Our Corporate, Securities & Finance team guides companies through every stage of the business life cycle – from formation and governance to capital raising, strategic transactions and tailored financing – to provide flexibility and promote growth, while managing legal and regulatory risk.

Our Expertise

The Corporate, Securities & Finance group supports businesses and their owners from formation through exit. The team regularly advises closely held companies, family-owned enterprises, middle market companies and emerging growth businesses on choice of entity, capital structure, equity incentive arrangements, shareholder and operating agreements, and ongoing governance matters. Their work extends to strategic commercial contracts, supply and distribution arrangements, software and technology licensing, and other mission critical relationships that drive enterprise value and protect strategic assets.

A significant portion of the practice is devoted to complex transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and complex financing transactions. These engagements often call for the integration of corporate, tax, securities, environmental, labor and employment, employee benefits and antitrust considerations, and the team is accustomed to assembling cross disciplinary deal teams to address those issues in real time.

The group routinely represents issuers, investors and borrowers in private placements, venture capital investments, cash flow and asset-based borrowing, equipment financings, and other sophisticated credit facilities. We also counsel clients on securities law compliance, capital structure, and ownership transition planning, drawing on deep experience with federal and state tax and corporate law.

Our Approach

The practice is based on understanding the business and economic objectives behind each transaction and tailoring the legal strategies and documents to match those objectives. Attorneys spend substantial time with owners, executives, boards and investors to understand industry dynamics, regulatory constraints and long-term goals, then translate that knowledge into deal structures, governance frameworks and financing solutions that work in the real world. Clients range from entrepreneurs and early-stage companies to regional institutions and multinational corporations in sectors such as software and technology, advanced manufacturing, media, healthcare, transportation, government contracting, maritime and other capital intensive and regulated industries.

Matters are efficiently staffed, with senior lawyers remaining closely involved, leveraging associate resources where appropriate and coordinating subject matter specialists, such as tax, real estate, employment, intellectual property, international trade and government contracting, when required. The team regularly guides borrowers through credit negotiations, covenant packages and intercreditor arrangements. In highly regulated industries, dedicated practitioners advise on licensing, regulatory approval, and interactions with government agencies, aligning corporate structures and growth plans with complex statutory and administrative regimes.

Across all matters, the group emphasizes responsiveness, clear communication and cost conscious execution that reflects the firm’s long-standing commitment to being trusted advisors and an effective and strategic resource.

How We’re Different

Sophisticated Transactions, Agile Delivery

We deliver big firm transactional capability in a structure that allows for direct access to senior counsel and nimble decision making.

Roll Up Strategies and Transformative Sales

Our broad experience ranges from managing “roll-up” acquisition programs for strategic buyers and financial sponsors to leading middle market mergers and acquisitions (including billion-dollar sales).

Decades of Corporate Deal Focus

Many of the group’s attorneys have spent decades devoted to corporate and finance work, earning recognition for sophisticated transactions in Virginia and beyond.

Integrated Transaction Support

The group’s work is strengthened by attorneys with deep backgrounds in taxation, intellectual property and real estate.