Brent Epstein advises public and private companies, investment banks, and financial sponsors on a full range of capital markets transactions and general corporate matters.

Brent regularly advises clients on:

  • IPOs and first-time issuer transactions
  • Registered equity and debt offerings
  • Private placements
  • Debt tender and exchange offers and consent solicitations
  • Private equity sponsor investments and financings
  • Corporate governance issues
  • Public company disclosure issues
  • Federal and state securities law compliance

He represents clients in a wide range of industries, including: real estate, finance, technology, and gaming. In particular, he has significant experience advising REITs on public offerings.

Clients appreciate Brent's balance of knowledge, commercial sensibility, and social skills that facilitate a keen understanding of clients’ business needs and the timely execution of complex transactions.

Brent has represented issuers and investment banks in connection with a wide variety of capital markets transactions. Representative issuers include:

  • American Homes 4 Rent
  • Avery Dennison
  • Beazer Homes USA
  • BlackLine
  • Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping
  • Claros Mortgage Trust
  • Digital Realty Trust
  • Encore Capital Group
  • Farmland Partners
  • Houlihan Lokey
  • Hudson Pacific Properties
  • Itron, Inc.
  • Jo-Ann Stores
  • Lincoln Education
  • Live Nation Entertainment
  • Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
  • Marcus & Millichap
  • Pinnacle Entertainment
  • Prospect Medical Holdings
  • Rexford Industrial Realty
  • Sunstone Hotel Investors
  • Tenet Healthcare
  • The Beauty Health Company
  • The Oncology Institute
  • The Trade Desk
  • True Car

In addition, Brent is active representing many of the above companies and others in general public company matters, including securities law compliance and corporate governance.

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2008
    cum laude, Editor, Hastings Law Journal
  • BA, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004
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August 25, 2025 Recognition

Latham Leads H1 2025 Capital Markets League Tables

Firm’s Capital Markets Practice once again earns top legal advisor league table rankings across debt and equity products and industries globally in Bloomberg, Dealogic, Deal Point Data, and LSEG.