S. Halle Vakani

Bio

Halle has more than 20 years of experience advising public and private companies on capital markets, securities and general corporate law matters. She represents companies in their initial organizations, securities transactions (including various forms of equity and debt offerings, tender offers, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic transactions), SEC reporting, compliance and governance matters, investor relations and disclosure issues, stock exchange rules and regulations, and shareholder proposals and engagement. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Halle practiced with McMillan LLP, a leading Canadian business law firm.  Halle is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Ontario, Canada.  She is founder and former chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and co-chair of the firm’s Midsize Mansfield Rule Certification Committee.
 
Halle received her B.A. in French and International Trade Economics, Dean’s Honors List, from the University of Waterloo (Canada). She received her M.A. in French Literature, Dean’s Honors List, from Queen’s University (Canada). Halle completed her law degree at Osgoode Hall at York University (Canada) where she won the Cassels Brock & Blackwell Centennial Prize in Lawyering Skills. Halle received her LL.M. in Corporate Law and Finance, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law.
 
Languages: French and Gujarati

Practice Areas

Capital Markets

Our Capital Markets practice group assists clients with their most complex and challenging capital raising and corporate governance needs, leveraging the deep expertise of our attorneys and paralegals. We work with companies navigating every stage of the capital raising process, including advising issuers, underwriters, and other financial institutions on an all types of equity and debt capital raisings in a practical and highly responsive manner.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Our M&A practice group is composed of experienced transactional attorneys focused on handling the complexities of M&A transactions. We take pride in working closely with our clients at every stage of the process, from pre-transaction preparation and deal structuring in order to maximize value and minimize risk, through due diligence, to drafting and negotiating definitive agreements, and ultimately to closing and post-closing advice.