Capital Markets & Public Companies

seeks a Mid-Level Associate in Palo Alto, CA to work in the firm's Corporate (Capital Markets) Group. Requires a Juris Doctor degree or equivalent and two (2) years of experience representing issuers, investments banks and underwriters in public and private transactions of debt and equity securities, including public and private equity and equity-hybrid securities offerings, high yield debt offerings, investment grade debt offerings, exchange offers and convertible notes offerings; advising companies on complicated securities law issues under Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including 144 sales of securities of former blank check companies and beneficial ownership treatment of derivative securities; advising companies on Nasdaq rules, including Nasdaq 20% rule and Nasdaq independence analysis; drafting and reviewing registration statements, prospectuses, prospectus supplements and offering memoranda for debt and equity offerings; drafting and reviewing shelf registration statements and shelf prospectus supplements on forms S-1, S-3 and S-8 for continuous sale by the companies and selling stockholders; drafting and reviewing documents for private placement of equity securities of private and public companies, including subscription agreements, warrant agreements and registration rights agreements; drafting and reviewing SEC filings, including forms 8-KS, 10-QS and 10-KS and proxy statements; and, drafting and reviewing underwriting agreements, purchase agreements and dealer manager agreements and ancillary documents, including officer's and secretary's certificates. Must be admitted to practice law in the US state of practice. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.

The starting base salary for this California position is expected to be between $390,000 to $420,000 annually. Actual salary will be determined based on skills, experience (to the extent relevant) and other job-related factors, consistent with applicable law.