Nexsen Pruet's securities practice is broad-based and includes representation of small, start-up enterprises as well as large, publicly traded companies.

Our securities practice group provides advice in all areas relating to the application of federal and state securities laws, including initial public offerings of both debt and equity securities, secondary and follow-on public offerings, and offerings of more specialized securities, including interests in limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

The group also has broad experience in advising and assisting clients in connection with mergers, going private transactions, acquisitions, and takeovers by means of negotiated transactions, tender offers and proxy contests.

We regularly assist our clients in the implementation of stock-based compensation plans, the preparation and filing of proxy statements and periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K), the preparation and filing of beneficial ownership reports under Section 16 of the same Act, registrations under the state securities or "Blue Sky" laws, and listings with Nasdaq and US national and Canadian securities exchanges.

Attorneys in the securities practice group also advise as to the securities law impact on joint venture and lease financings, leveraged buyouts, and corporate reorganizations, recapitalizations and restructurings.

The firm is particularly active in representation of issuers in connection with structuring and negotiating private placements of corporate debt and equity, interests in limited partnerships and limited liability companies, and the establishment and implementation of complex financing strategies. These representations include placements with individuals and institutional investors, as well as other syndications structured to comply with limited offering exemptions under federal and state securities laws.

Business clients of the securities practice group include corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies and partnerships, commercial banks, bank holding companies, investment advisors and broker-dealers. We advise these clients on all aspects of corporate organization and governance, including director's and officer's fiduciary duties and liabilities, directors' indemnification and insurance, shareholder rights and agreements, special committees, piercing the corporate veil, and corporate controversy.

Nexsen Pruet recognizes the importance of having lawyers that reflect the broad diversity within our client base, our jury system, our colleagues, and our community at large.  To that end, we are committed to recruiting minority candidates, reducing minority attrition, supporting minority organizations, and expanding and improving our diversity program.  We also recognize that the pursuit of a diverse workplace is, and should be, ongoing. 

As a means of promoting these interests, we created the Nexsen Pruet Diversity Scholarship Program. Prior to creating the scholarship, we completed a written plan that identified methods by which the firm could recruit, hire, and retain minority lawyers. The plan includes expanding our recruitment efforts to other law schools, increasing recruitment of lateral minority and female candidates, and continuing to develop and enhance our relationships with minority law organizations such as the Black Law Students Association.  Our goal is to identify qualified minority candidates who may be potential members of the firm.

Nexsen Pruet understands the need for and value of increased diversity, and we are strengthening and building upon our commitment to provide an inclusive environment within our firm.  As such, we will maintain a continuing focus on doing whatever we can to achieve the important and necessary goal of diversity.

Nexsen Pruet Diversity Scholarship

Strengthening the Lawyers of Tomorrow...Today

   The Nexsen Pruet Diversity Scholarship aims to:  

• Support diversity within our firm and the bar  
• Enhance educational opportunities for talented minorities in the field of law  
• Inform minority law students of opportunities for private practice in the Carolinas   

The Scholarship Program will award $3000 to one or more exceptional first year minority law students planning a career in North or South Carolina.   

All scholarship recipients will be considered for summer employment in one of the Nexsen Pruet offices upon completion of their first year of law school.  Scholarship recipients are invited to re-apply for additional scholarships during their second and third years of law school.   

 Eligible students must be attending one of the following schools:

• University of North Carolina School of Law
• University of South Carolina School of Law
• Wake Forest University School of Law 
• North Carolina Central University School of Law 
• Charleston School of Law
• Charlotte School of Law