Courtney is co-lead of the firm’s Capital Markets practice group, having advised clients in securities-related transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $100 billion. Courtney is a trusted advisor to her clients, representing Fortune 10, Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies across a broad range of industries in connection with their capital markets, M&A and general corporate matters.

As a seasoned capital markets attorney, Courtney advises corporations, investment banks and private equity firms on all forms of capital-raising transactions. Her practice includes registered offerings and private placements of debt securities, including green bonds, tender offers, exchange offers and commercial paper (CP) programs; registered offerings of equity securities, including initial public offerings (IPOs), at-the-market (ATM) offering programs, secondary offerings, preferred stock offerings, bought deals and registered directs; and private investments, including PIPEs and private equity investments.

Courtney also advises public and private companies in structuring a wide array of strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, complex joint ventures and corporate restructurings. A cornerstone of her practice also includes working hand-in-hand with public companies and their boards of directors on a variety of general corporate matters, including Exchange Act reporting, proxy and shareholder matters, NYSE and Nasdaq listing and compliance matters, insider trading, ESG disclosures, SEC compliance matters, including Regulation FD, Section 16 and Rule 144, and corporate governance matters.

In addition to her extensive experience working with clients across the energy sector, Courtney has also had the pleasure of representing an impressive list of companies across a variety of industries, including retail and consumer products, electrical, banking, mining, distribution, technology and air transportation.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, Tulane University Law School, cum laude, National Moot Court Team member, Certificate for Advanced Studies in Maritime Law, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Senior Notes and Comments Editor, 2005

BBA, Marketing, The University of Texas, 2001

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