Mr Harry S. Pangas > Dechert LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Dechert LLP Offices
1900 K STREET, NW
WASHINGTON DC 20006
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Harry S. Pangas
Work Department
Corporate & Securities
Career
With more than 20 years of securities regulatory and capital markets experience, Harry S. Pangas has developed a deep and broad practice representing business development companies (BDCs), registered closed-end funds (CEFs), private investment funds, blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, and other financial services firms in connection with a range of securities regulatory and transactional matters.
Having begun his career at the SEC serving in various roles in the Division of Corporation Finance, Mr. Pangas brings a unique insider perspective and knowledge to his work on a daily basis. He regularly counsels BDCs and CEFs on regulatory and compliance matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. He advises clients on establishing and operating public and private BDCs and CEFs, and assists alternative investment managers in developing permanent capital structures for their various asset classes. In addition, Mr. Pangas serves as independent counsel to the independent directors of the nation’s largest BDC and has been involved in a large number of strategic transactions and proxy contests in the closed-end fund space.
Mr. Pangas regularly advises public companies on compliance with ongoing SEC reporting obligations and other securities laws, including Section 16 compliance, Rule 10b5-1 plans, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Form S-8, Rule 144 and proxy statement and executive compensation disclosure, as well as the corporate governance listing requirements of the NYSE and Nasdaq.
In addition, Mr. Pangas represents issuers and investment banking firms in connection with public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings (IPOs), Rule 144A offerings, shelf offerings, at-the-market offerings (ATMs), registered direct offerings, high-yield bond offerings, convertible debt offerings and rights offerings. To date, Harry has been involved in more than 100 debt and equity offerings, including 15 initial public offerings, raising in excess of US$15 billion in gross proceeds.
Memberships
American Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar – Tax Section
Education
Syracuse University, B.A., cum laude; Tulane University Law School, J.D., cum laude
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate finance
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation