Steven Stokdyk advises companies, principal investors, and investment banks on their most complex securities, finance, acquisition, and governance matters. He is the former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Company Representation Practice and Los Angeles Chair of the Corporate Department.
Steven draws on decades of practical experience to advise clients on the full spectrum of strategic transactions, including:
He also regularly advises public and private clients on corporate governance and structure, as well as securities law compliance.
A leading corporate lawyer, Steven represents clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, financial institutions, healthcare, gaming, and real estate. He regularly navigates cross-border regulatory complexity and brings an innovative and commercial approach to clients’ highest-stakes matters.
Steven represents public and private companies in their most significant M&A transactions, as well as strategic/activist defense, proxy contest, and other corporate control matters. Transactions highlights include:
Acquisitions or dispositions for:
Significant transactions for:
Over 100 public company merger transactions, advising leading investment banks.
As a prominent capital markets lawyer, Steven has extensive experience representing issuers and investment banks in a wide variety of equity and debt offerings. Transaction highlights include:
More than 100 IPOs, including:
deSPAC transactions for:
Equity and equity-linked offerings for:
Investment grade debt offerings for:
High-yield debt offerings for:
Firm honored for steering record-breaking and innovative transactions and general excellence.
Chambers USA recognized the firm as a “powerhouse in the capital markets space.”
Chambers USA recognized the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice for “world class expertise when it comes to the most challenging transactions.”