David Lopez’s practice focuses on representation of corporate clients in a wide range of corporate governance, public reporting, capital markets, finance, and liability management matters.
He has extensive experience with initial public offerings for domestic and foreign private issuers, with public and private debt, equity, and structured securities offerings for established companies, and with a range of liability management transactions such as issuer self-tender, exchange offers, consent solicitations, and open market strategies.
David joined the firm in 1989 and became a partner in 1998.
Notable Experiences
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Counseled a number of issuers on corporate finance, corporate governance, securities/disclosure, and/or liability management, including for Alcoa, Arconic, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, The Hartford Financial Services Group, HCA Healthcare, HigherOne, IASIS Healthcare, Liberty Mutual, McDonalds, Sabre, Sotera Health, Starbucks, Surgical Care Affiliates, Verisign, Verizon, and Walgreens Boots Alliance.
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Advised various underwriters on debt and equity offerings, including for Amkor Technology, Citizens Republic Bancorp, Heartland Payment Systems, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Ladenburg Financial, Patriot Coal Corporation, Pacific Life, Petrobras, PROS Holdings, Regions Financial, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Unum Group, and XLCapital.
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Advised in various liability management transactions, including tender offers, exchange offers, and consent solicitations for AIG, CEMEX, CFR Pharmaceuticals, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Codelco, Forest Laboratories, Kindred Healthcare, Liberty Mutual, Petrobras, Playa Resorts, Verizon, and Zions Bancorporation.
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Issuers’ counsel in a number of SEC-registered IPOs, including for Higher One Holdings, Sabre, and Surgical Care Affiliates.
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Underwriters’ counsel in a number of SEC-registered IPOs, including for Adeptus Health, Aptalis Pharmaceuticals (subsequently purchased), IMS Health, MasterCard, and VMware.
Publications
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SEC Imposes Largest-Ever Audit-Firm Penalty in Exam-Cheating Case
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The SEC Climate Disclosure Proposal – Top Ten Issues for Comment
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Climate Change Disclosures – Three Deep Dives Into the SEC Proposal
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The Materiality Debate and ESG Disclosure: Investors May Have the Last Word
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Divided Ninth Circuit Finds Securities Act Standing for Purchasers in Slack’s Direct Listing
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SEC Charges Eight Companies and Signals Need for Better Disclosures About Delayed Filings
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Corporate Sustainability: Moving Faster and Faster to the Center of Strategy and Shareholder Value
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SEC Harmonizes Regulation and Improves Access to Capital in Private Markets
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SEC Proposes a Significant Change in Reporting by Institutional Investors
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Q2 Reporting: How Should a U.S. Public Company Quantify the Impact of COVID-19?
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Slack’s Direct Listing - Court Allows Securities Act Claims Without Requiring Tracing
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First Quarter Earnings and COVID-19: SEC Officials Ask for More
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SEC Proposal: Improving Access to Capital in Private Markets
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Leading Disclosure Issues for U.S. Public Companies in the COVID-19 Era
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SEC Proposes Amendments to the Definition of Accredited Investor
Events
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October 27, 2022
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April 9, 2020
Governance Watch Webcast: COVID-19: What Companies and Boards Should Be Considering
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May 10, 2018
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April 17, 2017
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October 16, 2014
The Conference Board's "Recent Developments Related to Earnings Guidance" Webcast
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December 16, 2011