Courtney’s practice includes representing issuers and underwriters in IPOs and other public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, including representing private equity investors and issuers in structuring preferred equity and convertible debt transactions. In addition, Courtney works with public and private companies in structuring and negotiating mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Courtney regularly works with public companies in connection with the preparation of Exchange Act reports and proxy materials, shareholder matters, and other general corporate and securities matters. Courtney also advises public companies regarding securities law compliance matters, including Section 16 reporting and compliance, and corporate governance and financial reporting matters, including compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, Regulation FD and the NYSE and NASDAQ listing rules. Courtney’s clients have included both publicly-traded and privately-owned companies across a range of industries, including oil and gas, electrical, construction, petrochemicals, retail, health care and manufacturing.