Neil Novikoff focuses his practice on corporate and securities matters, including debt and equity financings, joint ventures, venture capital investments and mergers and acquisitions. He also has experience in Securities and Exchange Act reporting obligations, Sarbanes-Oxley counseling and compliance and general corporate, securities laws and contract matters.

Representative Matters:

Private Equity/Joint Venture/Venture Capital Investments

• Represented a prominent fashion industry figure in connection with an investment in a foreign, high-end, accessory company
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in connection with three rounds of private equity financing
• Represented a legal placement company in connection with an investment by a private equity firm and an employee stock ownership plan

M&A Transactions

• Represented a manufacturer of aviation breaking equipment in its sale to private investment partnerships
• Represented a joint venture acquirer of a public cellular communications company
• Represented a public Korean company in proposed acquisition of public U.S. company
• Represented flexible packaging manufacture in sale to public Canadian company

Securities

• Represented developer of entertainment content in connection with various capital markets matters
• Represented investment banking firms, insurance and reinsurance companies and issuers in numerous other industries in connection with numerous public and private securities offerings
• Represented the underwriters of numerous issuances of equity and debt securities
  

General Corporate

• Represented publicly traded REIT in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance review
• Represented major law firm in the winding down of its affairs
• Represented Chairman of the Board of a leading metals manufacture in formulation and execution of complex 10b5-1 sales plan