David represents issuers and investment banking firms in a variety of securities and corporate finance transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on public offerings, public offerings of debt, shelf offerings and private placements. David regularly counsels public companies across a variety of industries in securities disclosure requirements, ’34 Act compliance and corporate governance matters, and a variety of general corporate matters.

David also has experience in mergers and acquisitions, representing buyers and sellers in negotiating a variety of corporate reorganization transactions, including mergers, asset acquisitions and stock acquisitions. David also devotes a significant amount of his practice representing financial institutions and is experienced in formation and capital raising activities of community banks, mergers and acquisitions, the implementation of bank holding company structures and bank regulatory compliance matters.

Representative Experience
Represented BlueLinx Holdings in connection with its $60 million public rights offering.

Represented Matria Healthcare, Inc. in connection with its $1.1 billion acquisition by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.

Represented GB&T Bancshares, Inc. in connection with its $122 million acquisition by SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Represented issuers and investment banking firms in a variety of securities and corporate finance transactions, including initial public offerings, public offerings of debt and equity, shelf offerings and private placements.

Represented numerous financial institutions in capital raising activities and reorganization transactions, including public offerings and private placements.

Represented numerous financial institutions in negotiating a variety of corporate reorganization transactions, including mergers, asset acquisitions, stock acquisitions, and branch dispositions.

Represents directors and officers of troubled financial institutions.

Articles, Presentations and Speaking Engagements
Presenter, Practical Guide for Directors and Officers of Failing Banks Webinar (November 2011).

Author, "Trends in 'Say-on Pay' Lawsuits," Financial Executive magazine (November 2011).

Presenter, Negotiated Corporate Acquisitions (January 2010).

Presenter, University of Georgia Business Law Symposium (March 2009).

Presenter, “A Review of the 2007 Proxy Season and a Look Forward to 2008” SEC Hot Topics Institute (May 2007).

Presenter, “The Endless Search for the Risk-Free MD&A,” SEC Institute’s Staying Out of Trouble with the SEC seminar (May 2006).

Presenter, “Form 8-K and Other Disclosure Issues” and “Proxy Season Update,” SEC Hot Topics Institute, (June 2006).

Public Service
Breakthrough Atlanta, Board Member

Visiting Nurse/Hospice Atlanta Advancement Committee member