Find Lawyers in Oklahoma, United States for Corporate Governance Law
Practice Area Overview
In the wake of disasters such as Enron and WorldCom, it is more important than ever to ensure companies have the right checks and balances in place to avoid wholesale fraud or abuse of office. The roles of boards of directors, board committees, individual directors, and executive officers have always been challenging. Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the stock exchanges have expanded materially the responsibilities of directors and executive officers of public companies and imposed upon them significant potential liabilities.
For all of these reasons, it is important for companies to find excellent corporate governance counsel to represent the company and its board of directors and committees. Corporate governance lawyers should have extensive experience in advising boards of directors, board committees, and executive officers as the boards perform their duties in all types of situations, both extraordinary and routine. These boards and committees need attorneys who are thoroughly versed in traditional corporate fiduciary standards, as well as in the extensive and ever-changing body of legislation, regulation, and listing standards that both define and shape the responsibilities of directors and officers of companies.
Gary W. Derrick specializes in corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions, ’34 Act reporting, private equity and debt financing, venture capital financing, business formation and restructuring, corporate governance, and general business contracts. His clients are in oil and gas, technology, hospitality, agriculture, manufacturing, retail and professional services.
Robert J. Melgaard is a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice group. Mr. Melgaard has over 30 years of extensive experience representing issuers in the areas of public and private securities offerings of debt and equity, including initial public offerings, Rule 144A/Reg. S offerings and shelf registrations, compliance with public company reporting and proxy solicitation requirements, the Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Acts, public disclosure obligations, corporate governance, stock ...
Kevin Redwine is a partner of Conner & Winters, LLP where he is a member of the firm’s Corporate and Securities Group. He concentrates his practice in mergers and acquisitions, financings, oil and gas transactions and general corporate matters. Mr. Redwine has extensive experience representing buyers and sellers in negotiated acquisitions and dispositions, including stock transactions, asset purchases and mergers. His general corporate experience includes venture capital financings,...
Eric Sardella practices primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, corporate governance, securities regulation and other corporate matters. Mr. Sardella earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2016, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from the University of Oklahoma in 2013. While in law school, Mr. Sardella served as Topic Editor and 2L Mentor of the Oklahoma Law Review, and as a volunt...
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