Mark D. Wigder
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1601 Elm Street, Suite 4600
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Practice focuses on representation of public corporations and private companies in public and private financings, securities and corporate compliance matters, and mergers and acquisition transactions, and representation of broker-dealers, investment advisors, hedge funds and other private investment funds.
Area of Practice
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Representative Experience
Advises public and private corporations with respect to public and private financings.
Advises private companies with respect to going public through alternative public offerings.
Advises public companies with respect to "going private" transactions.
Advises public companies with respect to securities aspects of employee benefit plans.
Advises public companies and their boards and committees with respect to corporate governance and fiduciary duty issues, including consideration of defensive measures such as poison pills and responses to hostile tender offers and proxy contests.
Advises public companies with respect to insider trading issues (including preparation of insider trading policies) and disclosure issues under SEC disclosure requirements, including consideration of timing, content, and dissemination of unscheduled corporate disclosures and dealings with securities analysts, as well as review and preparation of press releases, SEC reports, proxy statements, and reports to stockholders.
Advises insiders of public companies with respect to corporate and securities law matters.
Structuring, negotiating, and documenting acquisitions, mergers, sales, recapitalizations, proxy contests, and tender offers and advising with respect to related SEC and Hart-Scott-Rodino issues.
Advises investment bankers, brokers, investment advisers, and investment companies with respect to securities issues.
Advises hedge funds and other private investment funds in connection with their formation, offerings and securities compliance matters.
Related Employment
United States Navy Judge Advocate General Corps (1972-1975 )
Partner in the Corporate/Securities Section of the Dallas Office of Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C. (1975-2007)
Counsel in the Corporate/Securities Section of the Dallas Office of Hunton & Williams LLP (2007-2009)
Professional Activities, Memberships & Affiliations
Licensed to practice: Texas
Member, State Bar of Texas, Securities Law Section of Business Law Section
Member, Dallas Bar Association, Securities Law Section
Instructor, Southwestern Legal Foundation Programs, PLI Programs, and UT Law School Annual Conferences on Securities Regulation and Business Problems
United States Navy Judge Advocate General Corps (1972-1975)
Publications & Speeches
"SEC amends new executive compensation disclosure rules", Financier Worldwide, March 2007.
Education
1972 - J.D., University of Texas, high honors, Chancellors, Order of the Coif
1969 - B.A., University of Texas, high honors, Phi Beta Kappa
Honors
Listed, Who's Who in American Law , 1994-1995
Listed, Texas Super Lawyer , 2003-2004
