Public Companies & Governance

Overview

We combine knowledge of securities regulation, governance best practices, and growing investor disclosure demands to provide legal and tactical advice in acute situations and on an ongoing basis. More than 60 public companies, ranging from newly public small-cap companies to mature Fortune 100 companies, rely on us for advice complying with SEC and stock exchange requirements. We provide counsel on fiduciary issues, complex management transitions, and shareholder activism efforts, including disclosure related to environmental, social, and governance issues. We add value to public company clients by leveraging our significant resources, helping clients benchmark their governance practices, and offering professionals with deep subject matter knowledge.

Public Companies & Governance

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Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel for Financial Advisor to Capstone Green Energy Holdings in $112.5 Million Investment

SEC Provides Guidance for “Baby Shelf” Limited ATM Issuers

The “Baby Shelf” Requirements: A Compliance Guide for Issuers

The Department of Justice Introduces Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

The Duty of Disclosure: No Right to Remain Silent

Public Company Perspectives: Considerations for IPOs and Small Caps

Faegre Drinker Advises SunOpta, Inc. In Sale Transaction

Navigating the 2026 Annual Report and Proxy Season - Webinar

Delaware Hot Topics: Navigating Case Law & Statutory Developments

Navigating the 2025 Annual Report and Proxy Season

Insights

SEC Provides Guidance for “Baby Shelf” Limited ATM Issuers

The “Baby Shelf” Requirements: A Compliance Guide for Issuers

The Department of Justice Introduces Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

The Duty of Disclosure: No Right to Remain Silent

The SEC Proposes Amendments to N-PORT Filings, Including Removing Names Rule Reporting, and Issues New FAQs for Names Rule

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David Barrett Discusses M&A Trends and New Activity in 2026 With Indiana Lawyer

UK Supreme Court Redraws the Lines: What Mitchell v Al Jaber Means for Directors

Royalties In Hybrid Licensing Agreements: Careful Drafting Is Critical

The Narrowing Channels of Shareholder Communication

Events

Past Events

Public Company Perspectives: Considerations for IPOs and Small Caps

Navigating the 2026 Annual Report and Proxy Season - Webinar

Delaware Hot Topics: Navigating Case Law & Statutory Developments

Benefit and B Corporations: What They Are and How They Work

Navigating the 2025 Annual Report and Proxy Season

News

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel for Financial Advisor to Capstone Green Energy Holdings in $112.5 Million Investment

Faegre Drinker Advises SunOpta, Inc. In Sale Transaction

Faegre Drinker Advises Underwriters in Park Dental Partners Initial Public Offering

Faegre Drinker Expands Franchise Practice With Addition of Counsel Megan Center

Former Aberdeen Inc. Chief Risk Officer Joseph Andolina Returns to Faegre Drinker as Partner in Philadelphia

Public Company and Corporate Governance Advisor Angie Snavely Rejoins Faegre Drinker as Partner in Minneapolis

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Jared Hershberg to Corporate Practice in New York

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Mama’s Creations in Crown I Enterprises Acquisition and Related Financing

Faegre Drinker Represents Alimentation Couche-Tard in its Acquisition of GetGo Café + Markets

Kate Sherburne Named a 2025 ‘Notable Partners in Law’ Honoree by Twin Cities Business

Experience

Our Experience

Surmodics Inc. Agrees to $627M Acquisition by GTCR

FGI Industries Competes Spin-off and IPO

Northland Securities Inc. Completes $5M Investment in HyreCar

Dover Motorsports Agrees to $131.5M Sale to Speedway Motorsports

Context Therapeutics Completes $25M IPO

Faegre Drinker Represents Hamilton Lane in $80M Registered Follow-On Offering

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Public Companies & Governance Team

Amy C. Seidel

Michael B. Abbott

Sheremy R. Anderson

Joseph B. Andolina

Luc Attlan

Rupert HW Barnes

David W. Barrett

Trevor J. Belden

Richard H. Bennett

Jim Birge

Janelle Blankenship

J. Jeffrey Brown

W. Morgan Burns

Megan Bender Center

Michael F. Cockson

Michael K. Coddington

Joshua L. Colburn

Steven J. Conley

Brian S. Fennerty

Anne E. Fischesser

Griffin D. Foster

Mihajlo Gasic

Robert S. Goldstein

Jared A. Hershberg

Adam P. Hertzke

Andrew G. Humphrey