Eric Harper is an associate in the firm’s Capital Markets group, based in the Austin office.

Eric represents both issuers and underwriters in securities offerings, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and private placements. In addition, he also advises public company clients regarding compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Eric also represents clients in a variety of other corporate and securities matters, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as general corporate governance and compliance matters.

Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Eric was an associate in the Capital Markets practice group at another international law firm.

Eric received his LL.M., with merit, from the LSE Law School, where he specialized in corporate and securities law. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Herbert Law Center, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. Prior to law school, he received his B.A. from Louisiana State University.

Representative Experience

• Represented Carlsmed, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARL) in connection with its $100.5 million initial public offering.
  
• Represented Centuri Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CTRI) and parent company Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SWX) in connection with the IPO and follow-on offerings with an aggregate value of approximately $1.62 billion.
  
• Represented Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SWX) in connection with the launch of its $340 million at-the-market equity offering program.
  
• Represented Skye Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: Skye), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing new therapeutic pathways for obesity and other metabolic health disorders, in an at-the-market offering of up to $100 million in common stock and multiple private placements with an aggregate value of approximately $90 million.
  
• Represented Celadon Partners in connection with a $47.6 PIPE investment into Senti Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTI).
  
• Represented Perceptive Advisors in connection with a $168.8 million PIPE investment into Outset Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: OM).
  
• Represented SoftBank Group in its sale of 90.1% equity in Fortress Investment Group to Mubadala Investment Company, through its wholly owned asset management subsidiary Mubadala Capital.
  
• Represented Snow Software, Inc., a technology intelligence platform, on its acquisition by Flexera Software, a data-oriented SaaS solution company.
  
• Represented Builder Homesite, Inc., the largest new construction home listings platform in the United States, in connection with its sale to Zonda, the leading provider of data‑driven housing market solutions for the homebuilding industry.