Joshua N. Englard, a member of the Firm, focuses his practice on securities and capital markets. He regularly represents public and private companies in securities transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, private placements and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Englard has extensive experience representing SPAC issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and DeSPAC transactions. He also advises clients on general corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance compliance.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Englard was associated with the firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. He also worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he was an attorney in the Division of Corporation Finance and reviewed numerous initial public offerings, mergers, going private transactions and similar transactions by companies in the telecommunications and related industries. He also worked in the Division’s Office of Small Business Policy, where he advised issuers on compliance with SEC rules and regulations pertaining to smaller and private companies and participated in various rulemaking and policy initiatives relating to such companies.
Mr. Englard received his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Yeshiva University in 1996. He received his J.D. degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2000, where he was an editor of the Journal of International Economic Law. Mr. Englard is admitted to practice law in New York and is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.