Foley Hoag’s Corporate Finance and Securities Practice serves the needs of a diverse array of issuers, investment banks, venture capital and other private equity investors, investment advisors and private fund groups. We represent businesses in all stages of development—including the formative stages of incorporation, private placements of debt and equity securities, public offerings and post-IPO transactions through reporting and compliance. learn more

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  • Foley Hoag Selected as one of 2008 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity  [Read More]
  • Foley Hoag Names Three New Partners  [Read More]
  • Chambers Global 2008 Releases Rankings  [Read More]

Publications more

  • Auditor Liability in Securities Litigation from a Defensive Perspective [Read More]
  • Attorney Recommendation: Writing and Negotiating Term Sheets with a View toward Success [Read More]
  • SEC Proposes Plain English Narrative Disclosure Amendment to Part 2 of Form ADV [Read More]
  • Business Crimes Perspectives - January/February 2008 [Read More]
  • Life Sciences Brochure [Read More]

Events more

May 9, 2008 ABCs of Investment Adviser Regulation 2008 [Read More] Practising Law Institute
New York, NY
May 21, 2008 Shining the Light on You: Catching the Interest and Capturing Investment Dollars in Today's Turbulent Markets for Small and Microcap Companies [Read More] Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Waltham, MA
May 29, 2008 FDA Boot Camp: Basic Training for Products Liability and Patent Lawyers [Read More] Hotel Whitcomb
San Francisco, CA
June 10, 2008 Legal and Compliance Hedge Fund Forum: Strategies to Mitigate Risk of New and Evolving Compliance Requirements for Registered and Non-Registered Funds  [Read More] The Helmsley Park Lane
New York, NY
June 17, 2008 BIO 2008 International Convention [Read More] San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA

Client Successes more

  • Brancote Holdings PC
    Our lawyers acted as special U.S. counsel to Brancote Holdings PC, an English public company, in its $240 million acquisition by a NYSE-listed Canadian mining company in a share-exchange offer under the London City Code. [Read More]
  • Initial Public Offerings
    Our lawyers successfully represented Cullinet Software, Inc. in its initial public offering, which was the first by a software product company. Since then, we have represented numerous issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings, including Centra Software Inc. in its $80 million offering; and Net.Genesis Corp. in its $88 million offering. [Read More]