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Our public companies group provides guidance to officers and boards on the requirements of public ownership and advises clients on periodic reporting matters. We offer our public company clients a team of attorneys with the capability to handle legal issues in any area they face, including mergers and acquisitions, tax matters, intellectual property, employee benefits and employment matters, and litigation.
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Articles
- Cross-border Capital Markets Handbook: United States Chapter by Nilene Evans and Anna Pinedo
© This article was first published in the PLC Cross-border Capital Markets Handbook 2010 and is reproduced with the permission of the publisher, Practical Law Company.
- Click here to read a NAREIT interview with partner Thomas A. Humphreys on REIT IPOs.
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