Joe's areas of practice include corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has represented issuers and underwriters in a broad range of securities law and corporate finance matters, including initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary offerings of equity, and convertible securities, offerings of high-yield and investment-grade debt, shelf registrations and Rule 144A offerings. Joe has extensive experience in alternative financing techniques, such as confidentially marketed public offerings (CMPOs), registered direct offerings (RDs), private investments in public equity (PIPEs), and reverse mergers.
Joe has particular experience advising issuers, underwriters, and investors on the IPOs of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), as well as SPACs, target companies, and investors in de-SPAC business combination transactions. With respect to mergers and acquisitions, Joe has significant experience representing both buyers and sellers in public and private transactions. He also advises clients with respect to general corporate and securities compliance and reporting matters.
De-SPAC Transactions
SPAC Initial Public Offerings
Capital Markets
Mergers and Acquisitions
Additional Transactional Experience
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
Articles + Publications
01.30.24
SEC Adopts Final Rules Enhancing Disclosures and Providing Additional Investor Protections Related to SPACs
Articles + Publications
03.31.22
SEC Seeks to Enhance Disclosures and Provide Additional Investor Protections Related to SPACs
Firm News
12.10.21
Troutman Pepper Counsels Laurel Harvest in Acquisition by Cresco Labs
Firm News
12.01.21
Troutman Pepper Guides GRIID in $3.3B SPAC Merger with Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp.
Firm News
10.22.21
Troutman Pepper Represents Cognition Therapeutics in Initial Public Offering
Firm Events
06.28.21
2021: What’s the Deal with SPACs?