The Hunton & Williams LLP Immigration practice, part of the firm's Labor and Employment Team, is concentrated in two major areas. First our work involves advising American and foreign businesses about obtaining the most appropriate temporary and permanent work visas for executives, professionals, and other skilled foreign workers. Careful planning and documentation are necessary to ensure the greatest chance of success. We also represent our clients in any negotiations or administrative...
Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- ‘34 Act Reporting and Related Matters
- Capital Markets and Securities
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Profile
Lake’s practice focuses on securities law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law.
Lake has significant experience representing clients on a variety of securities law matters, with a focus on advising a wide variety of public company clients on ongoing reporting and disclosure requirements under the U.S. securities laws. In addition, he advises clients on public and private securities offerings of both equity and debt, tender offers and exchange offers. Lake’s practice also includes representing clients in connection with corporate governance matters, NYSE and NASDAQ matters, and mergers and acquisitions.
Relevant Experience
Lake’s recent experience includes his representation of:
- A wide variety of public company clients on disclosure obligations under and compliance with the U.S. securities laws.
- Clients on corporate governance and compliance under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, NYSE rules and NASDAQ rules.
- A Fortune 150 consumer products company in public debt offerings totaling over $45.0 billion and debt tender offers totaling over $10.0 billion.
- A Fortune 50 home improvement retailer in public debt offerings totaling $3.3 billion.
- A Fortune 50 automobile company in public debt offerings totaling $2.0 billion.
- A publicly traded purchaser and collector of nonperforming loans in a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $345.0 million of convertible notes and Rule 144A/Reg. S high-yield debt offerings totaling $650.0 million.
- A publicly traded diversified, global manufacturer of highly engineered products in a public debt offerings totaling $850.0 million.
- A publicly traded energy company in series of 144A/Reg. S debt offerings.
- A publicly traded energy company in debt restructuring, including tender offers and exchange offers for outstanding debt.
- A publicly traded bank holding company in its initial capital raise and follow-on offering.
Bar Admissions
Education
JD, University of Richmond School of Law, cum laude, 1998BA, University of Virginia, 1992
Areas of Practice
- ‘34 Act Reporting and Related Matters
- Capital Markets and Securities
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Mergers and Acquisitions
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