Joel H. Trotter

Joel H. Trotter is the global Co-chair of the firm's Public Company Representation Practice Group and the Deputy Chair of the Corporate Department in the Washington, D.C. office. He also serves as Co-chair of the firm's national office, a central resource for clients and Latham attorneys facing complex issues arising under the US securities laws. Mr. Trotter's practice focuses on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and general corporate matters.

A Law360 survey named Mr. Trotter one of the "10 Most Admired Securities Attorneys" from more than 1,000 nominations. The survey identified him as "one of the firm's go-to sources for advice," noting his "deep expertise and excellent judgment" on sophisticated securities matters, and describing him as a "smart, creative and responsive" counselor who "knows how to listen" and is "always available and never seems stressed."

Mr. Trotter represents major NYSE and Nasdaq companies and counsels issuers and underwriters in the public offering process and in other SEC-related matters. He serves as special counsel for boards of directors, audit committees and special committees on governance issues, corporate crises and business combination proposals.

As one of two lawyers on the IPO Task Force, Mr. Trotter played a leading role in preparing a report to the US Department of the Treasury to increase job creation by improving access to the capital markets for emerging growth companies. He also served as a principal author of the IPO-related provisions of the JOBS Act of 2012, which an overwhelming bipartisan majority of Congress adopted to implement the IPO Task Force's recommendations.

Mr. Trotter is included in Law Business Research's International Who's Who of Capital Markets Lawyers.

• The JOBS Act After One Year: A Review of the New IPO Playbook -  April 04, 2013
• Q&A: New SEC Disclosure Requirements Take Effect -  February 07, 2013
• Desktop Reference Series: 8-K Filing Events 2013 Update -  January 30, 2013
• US Sanctions Against Iran Continuing To Expand -  January 28, 2013
• Giving Good Guidance on Earnings -  January 01, 2013
• The JOBS Act, Part Deux: Frequently Asked Questions About Title II of the JOBS Act -  December 13, 2012
• Giving Good Guidance: What Every Public Company Should Know -  October 18, 2012
• Rules of Engagement: Building Relationships with Your Shareholders Through Effective Communication -  October 18, 2012
• Desktop Staleness Calendar for 2013 Offerings -  October 08, 2012
• SEC Adopts "Conflict Minerals" Rules -  September 20, 2012
• The Working World, Issue 15, May 2012 -  May 10, 2012
• The JOBS Act After Two Weeks: The 50 Most Frequently Asked Questions -  April 23, 2012
• Video: Joel Trotter and Alex Cohen Discuss the IPO Task Force -  April 17, 2012
• The JOBS Act and General Solicitation: Impact on Private Offerings During the Period Prior to SEC Rulemaking -  April 05, 2012
• The JOBS Act Establishes IPO On-Ramp -  March 27, 2012
• The Bought Deal Bible -  March 15, 2012
• Corporate Governance Commentary: Proxy Access and Advance Notice Bylaws in the Wake of Invalidation of the SEC’s Proxy Access Rule: An Approach to Private Ordering -  November 30, 2011
• The Good, the Bad and the Offer: Law, Lore and FAQs -  October 17, 2011
• Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings:  What You Need to Know -  September 2011
• Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings: What Non-US Issuers Need to Know -  September 2011
• Accessing the US Capital Markets from Outside of the United States: an Overview of Key Legal Issues -  September 2011
• Corporate Governance Commentary: Future of Institutional Share Voting Revisited: A Fourth Paradigm -  September 7, 2011
• Securities Registration - Using "Flash" Numbers in Securities Offerings -  July 7, 2011
• Recent Developments In Recent Developments — Using “Flash” Numbers in Securities Offerings -  June 1, 2011
• SEC Shut-Down: Impact on Capital Markets Transactions and Public Companies -  April 8, 2011
• Corporate Governance Commentary: Private Ordering in the Brave New World of Proxy Access -  November 3, 2010
• Cheap Stock: An IPO Survival Guide -  August 12, 2010
• A Tale of Two Clawbacks: The Compensation Consequences of Misstated Financials -  August 10, 2010
• Upsizing and Downsizing Your IPO -  July 29, 2010
• Credit Ratings in SEC Filings: What to Do After Dodd-Frank -  July 21, 2010
• Corporate Governance Commentary - Future of Institutional Share Voting: Three Paradigms -  July 15, 2010
• Upsizing and Downsizing Your IPO -  July 14, 2010
• Second Circuit Wades Into the PSLRA Safe Harbor
  The Lessons of Slayton v. American Express for Forward-Looking Statements -  June 10, 2010
• Rules of the Road for the SEC's Corp Fin Review Process -  May 17, 2010
• Fourth Update: New Short-Selling Restrictions in the United States and Recommendations For a Pan-European Short-Selling Disclosure Regime -  March 22, 2010
• Adjusted EBITDA Is Out of the Shadows as Staff Updates Non-GAAP Interpretations -  February 22, 2010
• Proposed Amendments to Rule 10b-18 Under the Exchange Act -  February 2, 2010
• Interpretive Issues Related to Recent Changes to the New York Power of Attorney Law -  January 27, 2010
• Corporate Governance Commentary: Proxy Access Bulletin No. 4, Proxy Access Rules will not be in Effect for Upcoming Proxy Season -  October 5, 2009
• Merger Arbitrage, Beneficial Ownership Reporting and Proxy Contests: Reflections on the Commission's Perry Order -  October 1, 2009
• Zacharias and Implications for Section 5 Liability -  August 3, 2009
• Corporate Governance Commentary: Proxy Access Bulletin No. 3, Proxy Access Proposed Rules Published by SEC -  June 15, 2009
• Declining Market Capitalizations and the Impairment of Goodwill -  February 10, 2009
• Desktop Staleness Calendar for 2009 Offerings -  November 11, 2008
• SEC Accepts Financial Statements From Foreign Private Issuers Without Reconciliation to US GAAP If Prepared Under International Financial Reporting Standards -  January 16, 2008
• Christmas in July — The SEC Improves the Securities Offering Process -  August 2005