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 equity investments. David also represents public companies in ’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, the implementation of bank holding company structures, mergers and acquisitions and bank regulatory compliance matters.

Representative Experience
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.

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 venture capital investments

Represents public companies in securities disclosure, corporate governance and compliance matters and a variety of general corporate matters

Represents public and private companies in conducting private placements to comply with federal and state securities or “blue sky” laws

Represents buyers and sellers in negotiating a variety of corporate reorganization transactions, including mergers, asset acquisitions and stock acquisitions

Experienced in formation and capital raising activities of de novo banks, the implementation of bank holding company structures, mergers and acquisitions and bank regulatory compliance matters

Presentations and Speaking Engagements
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)