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Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown

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United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

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Corporate governance

Based in New York, the public companies and corporate governance team at Mayer Brown has continued to grow with the arrival of counsel Liz Walsh in early 2025, who sits in Washington DC. She utilizes her background working at the SEC to advise public companies on federal securities law issues. Capital markets specialist Anna Pinedo chairs the New York practice and is equipped to advise companies on corporate governance and securities issues. Typical clients of the firm include technology, telecoms, life sciences, financial institutions and REITs. Jennifer Zepralka resides in Washington DC and is noted for her expertise in SEC issues.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Good client engagement and knowledge of the client.’

  • ‘The team has a history of working with our company and hence deep business awareness.’

  • ‘Our team has worked through the year with David Bakst and his team. David and his team are very responsive, thorough and commercial.’

  • ‘David Bakst is very knowledgeable, practical, quick to respond and a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘The firm has a strong corporate governance practice with top-notch and timely resources and support for corporate governance-related initiatives, including education and comment letters.’

  • ‘Engaged, responsive and knowledgeable. Provides practical, realistic solutions and guidance.’

Key clients

  • Assured Guaranty
  • Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc
  • Mereo BioPharma Group plc
  • Prologis, Inc.
  • General Motors
  • Angel Studios
  • Blue Gold Holdings Limited
  • Lument Finance Trust
  • Oak Valley Bancorp
  • Mount Logan Capital Inc.
  • Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc.
  • Distribution Solutions Group
  • InMode
  • Concert Group Holdings

Work highlights

Assisted Mount Logan Capital with post-closing to lead the transition to a U.S. public company.
Advised Angel Studios on all aspects of its governance and disclosure obligations as a public and newly exchange-listed company.
Advised Assured Guaranty on Exchange Act, corporate governance, listing standard compliance, general board and securities advice, SEC reporting trends and periodic reporting obligations.
Practice head

Anna Pinedo

Other key lawyers

David Bakst; Liz Walsh; Jennifer Zepralka