Corporate
Straight Talk in Corporate and Securities Law
For more than a century, Andrews Kurth lawyers have advised the companies, investors and business leaders who define global commerce and capital markets.
Andrews Kurth’s Corporate practice group regularly earns top-tier league scorecard rankings. Known for leading sophisticated transactions, such as master limited partnerships and IPOs, we represent underwriters/placement agents, issuers, acquirers, targets/selling companies and all other deal participants. Our experience includes mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset purchases, tender offers, proxy fights, auctions and spin-offs.
With more than 100 corporate and securities lawyers firm-wide, our practice highlights include:
- Ranked among the nation’s top debt and equity legal advisors in the recently released Thomson Reuters U.S. Capital Markets Review for Year-End 2008, including a #2 ranking in U.S. IPOs as Manager Legal Advisor
- Recognized as one of 15 "Top Transactional Practices" in The American Lawyer 2007 Corporate Scorecard
- Representation in nearly 400 business combinations with an aggregate value of more than $142 billion
- Counsel to more than 215 public companies in corporate and securities law
A significant area of our experience includes helping our clients with the structure, finance and development of energy projects, both traditional and alternative, around the world.
As our clients’ interests and transactions extend beyond borders, so does the involvement of our lawyers. We work closely with Fortune 500 companies and emerging growth companies alike. Andrews Kurth lawyers help clients remain in the forefront of regulatory compliance and corporate governance while achieving their business objectives.
Publications
- EPA Rulemaking Hotline (March 3, 2010)
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Issuer Repurchase Rule (February 16, 2010)
- EPA Issues New Renewable Fuels Standard (February 12, 2010)
- "2010: The Start of a Bumpy Recovery for CMBS," PREA Quarterly (Winter 2010)
- SEC Approves Proposal Regarding Enhanced Proxy Disclosure (December 17, 2009)
