Based out of Washington DC, the securities and public company advisory practice at Hogan Lovells US LLP advises a large number of public US companies on a range of corporate governance mandates. Clients of the team range from newly public entities to Fortune 500 enterprises. Typical issues the team advises on include SEC enforcement, best practices for corporate governance, stock exchange listing standards, and compliance with federal securities laws. It often acts as a day-to-day advisor to clients for security compliance and corporate governance, supporting boards of directors, board committees and management. Alan Dye is an expert in federal securities law and aids clients with securities law compliance as well as corporate governance issues. Practice head John Beckman is well-versed in corporate governance and shareholder matters, acting as board or special committee counsel for clients. In Northern Virginia, Kevin Greenslade focuses on compliance with SEC reporting and federal securities law.
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- Alan's excellence in Section 16 is undisputed, of course, and his advice is not only intellectually consistent with the SEC's mission (even over time), but he is also highly practical. While a senior associate, Weston has the knowledge, ability, and thoroughness of a partner.
- The Hogan Lovells team with whom we work is notable because they are highly responsive, respond directly on point, and are always available to discuss any follow-up questions we may have. Alan Dye and Weston Gaines clearly have deep knowledge of their client bench and their subject matter areas. Both attorneys provide highly practical legal advice, offer timely and early legal insight, and (a rare trait) are unafraid to outline when they are addressing a fact pattern that is new to them, an area of law that is not well-established, or are tailoring their legal advice to our very specific facts. They provide all that you want in external legal counsel, and that is consistent over time and across subject matter.
Key clients
- 3M Co.
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Equifax Inc.
- Labcorp Holdings Inc.
- Lockheed Martin Corp.
- Papa John’s International, Inc.
- Postal Realty Trust, Inc.
- Rigetti Computing Inc
- VICI Properties Inc.
Work highlights
Represented Abercrombie & Fitch and its board of directors on governance matters and an internal investigation related to alleged sexual misconduct by the company’s former CEO.
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Practice head
John Beckman
Other key lawyers
Alan Dye; Kevin Greenslade; Catalina Parkinson; Weston Gaines; Leia Scott; Brendan Oldham; Erin Clancy; Rich Parrino