Corporate Finance and Securities

Excellence in the Practice of Corporate Securities Law

Rayburn Cooper & Durham represents businesses and individuals in a variety of corporate finance and securities matters. These range from routine securities offerings to highly complex regulatory proceedings and securities litigation matters.

The experience of the firm's attorneys enables them to efficiently handle routine financing and regulatory matters. When addressing complex litigation problems, the firm's lawyers can draw upon their comprehensive knowledge of securities law and litigation.

Rayburn Cooper & Durham advise clients in finance and securities matters including:

• Public securities offerings
• Private placements
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Shareholder proposals and proxy matters
• Advice to issuers and broker-dealer firms in proceedings before state and federal regulatory agencies
• Advice to mutual funds and trading advisors in regulatory compliance matters
• Compliance with state and federal laws and regulations
• Civil litigation and regulatory investigations regarding securities-related matters, including securities fraud, securities litigation, and insider trading matters
• And others

Professionalism and Performance

Though it is a relatively small firm, Rayburn Cooper & Durham have the ability to provide legal counsel to demanding clients who face complex legal issues, particularly in the area of securities regulation and compliance. As attorney and special counsel to the Securities and Exchange Commission, W. Scott Cooper helped write numerous securities regulations, including Rule 14e-3 that prohibits insider trading during a tender offer. He and the other lawyers at the firm work to the highest standards of professionalism and performance in the areas of public and private placement of investments and other securities-related matters.

As with other areas of our practice, our corporate finance and securities team enjoys a robust stream of conflict referrals. Typically, these involve situations in which we can offer expertise not available in other law firms in our region such as investment adviser, broker dealer and investment company matters. We also can provide expertise in all areas of corporate finance from private placements to public offerings. We have worked with counsel for clients who continue to represent the clients in matters not involving corporate finance and securities.

Attorneys at the firm focusing on corporate securities law include:

C. Richard Rayburn, Jr.
W. Scott Cooper
James B. Gatehouse
Shawna R. Garrett

For a consultation with Rayburn Cooper & Durham, call (704) 334-0891, or contact us online.