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Adwoa M. Awotwi

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Adwoa M. Awotwi

Adwoa M. Awotwi

Associate
 
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia  30309-4530
(DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)

Telephone: 404 815 6613
Fax: 404 541 3316
http://www.KilpatrickStockton.com



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Experience & Credentials
 


Practice AreasCorporate & Business; Corporate Finance & Securities; Investment Management; Mergers, Acquisitions, & Joint Ventures; Securities Compliance
 
EducationDuke University School of Law, J.D., 2002, Yale University, B.A., Psychology, 1999
 
Admitted2003, Georgia
 
MembershipsAtlanta Bar Association; National Bar Association.

 
LanguagesFanti (Conversational)
 
Biography

Adwoa Awotwi's practice focuses on securities regulation, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, investment management and general corporate advice. She has experience with various SEC, NASDAQ and stock exchange filings and related compliance matters. In addition, she has experience with preparing advice and documentation for acquisition and disposition transactions, corporate governance, investment management company compliance, and general corporate matters.

Selected Experience

· $1.45 billion exchange offering of outstanding notes by leading tobacco company.

· $300 million exchange offering of outstanding notes by leading tobacco company.

· $118 million public equity offering by leading furniture and appliance lease company.

· $115 million sale of technology company.

· $102 million public equity offering by oven technology company.

· Organization of several investment companies.

· Conversion of closed-end investment company to open-end investment company.

· Hart-Scott-Rodino filings for several sale and acquisition transactions.

Background

· Profiled as an "Up & Comer" by Atlanta Woman Magazine, June 2008.

· Kilpatrick Stockton Pro Bono Associate of the Year in 2005.

· Nominated for the Truancy Intervention Project Volunteer of the Year award in 2005.

· Member of the National Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Association.

· Serves on the Board of Directors of the Truancy Intervention Project, Inc.

· Serves on the Board of Directors of The Jamie Foundation.

· Serves on the Leadership Council of the Boys & Girls' Club of Metro Atlanta.

 
ISLN917289512
 

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Investment Companies May Provide Summary Prospectuses to 401(k) and Other ERISA Plans Offering Their Funds
Jeffrey T. Skinner, Thomas W. Steed, Adwoa M. Awotwi, Andrew B. Sachs, Matthew S. Chambers, September 24, 2009
On September 8, 2009, in Field Assistance Bulletin 2009-3, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) approved the use of "summary prospectuses" for mutual funds to satisfy prospectus delivery obligations of employee benefit plans, such as 401(k) plans. As a result, 401(k) and similar plans will...

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mutual Fund Case
Jeffrey T. Skinner, Thomas W. Steed, Tanya L. Goins, Adwoa M. Awotwi, Andrew B. Sachs, Matthew S. Chambers, April 1, 2009
On March 9, 2009, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would hear the case of Jones v. Harris Associates, which will be the first case focused on a mutual fund industry issue to come before the Court in a number of years.

SEC Adopts Revisions to Form D And Mandates Electronic Filing
Jeffrey T. Skinner, Thomas W. Steed, Tanya L. Goins, Adwoa M. Awotwi, Andrew B. Sachs, Matthew S. Chambers, March 23, 2009
In September 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted changes to Form D and Regulation D that: (1) simplify and restructure Form D and update and revise its information requirements, and (2) mandate the electronic filing of Form D through the Internet.



 

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