Alan Bannister is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Capital Markets, Finance, Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, and Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Groups. Alan concentrates his practice on securities and other corporate transactions, acting for underwriters and issuers, including foreign private issuers in high-yield, equity (including ADRs and GDRs), and other securities offerings, as well as U.S. registered public offerings, Rule 144A offerings, other private placements, and Regulation S offerings. He provides counsel on recapitalizations, NYSE and NASDAQ listings, shareholder rights offerings, spin-offs, PIPEs, exchange offers, and other general corporate transactions. Alan also advises issuers and underwriters on dual listings in the U.S. and on various exchanges across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Alan regularly advises companies in connection with cross-border equity tender offers and liability management transactions, including debt tenders, exchange offers, and consent solicitations. With extensive corporate and securities experience in connection with corporate restructuring, he routinely advises companies, creditors, and hedge funds in connection with debt exchange offers, high-yield refinancing, rescue rights offerings, and other capital infusions. Alan regularly advises U.S. and non-U.S. registrants on their reporting obligations under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd Frank Act, stock exchange corporate governance requirements, as well as (for U.S. registrants) advising on other Exchange Act issues relating to Regulation FD, Section 16, and the proxy statement requirements of Regulation 14A. Representative Clients and Transactions:
Alan received his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama in 1988, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, articles editor for the Alabama Law Review and a Hugo Black Scholar. He received a B.S. (Accounting) from Auburn University in 1984. Alan is a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Alabama School of Law Foundation and a member of the Board of Advisors to the Financial Management Association within the School of Finance at the Auburn University Harbert School of Business. He is a frequent writer and speaker on securities laws matters. |
Capabilities
- Capital Markets
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business Restructuring and Reorganization
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Finance
- Latin America
- Power and Renewables
- Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
Credentials
Education:
- University of Alabama - 1988 Juris Doctor
- Auburn University - 1984 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- New York Bar
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