Practice Expertise

  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Corporate

Areas of Practice

  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • ‘34 Act Reporting and Related Matters
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Sustainability and ESG
  • View More

Profile

Hannah focuses her practice on securities law matters, capital markets transactions, corporate governance, and ESG and sustainability matters for domestic and international clients.

Hannah advises clients on a wide range of matters involving US securities laws, including disclosure and periodic reporting, securities law compliance, and capital markets transactions. She also advises clients in connection with corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions.

As part of the firm’s ESG practice, Hannah counsels clients on ESG and sustainability strategy and reporting. She also works with companies to prepare for anticipated ESG disclosure regulations coming from multiple jurisdictions, including the US and Europe.

Hannah served on a seconded basis as interim securities counsel of a Fortune 500 multinational food and beverage company. In this role, she worked closely with numerous functions of the organization on a range of matters involving Exchange Act disclosure and periodic reporting, including the proxy statement, corporate finance transactions, corporate governance, investor relations, and ESG and sustainability matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Hannah worked in regulatory affairs, where she focused on energy and environmental matters.

Relevant Experience

  • Represents public and private companies in matters concerning securities law compliance, including public and private securities offerings and disclosure and periodic reporting.
  • Represents issuers and underwriters in foreign and domestic public and private debt offerings, including US dollar and Euro bonds.
  • Represents clients in matters concerning corporate governance and shareholder matters, including shareholder proposals and preparation of proxy statements and shareholder meeting materials.
  • Represents companies in matters concerning ESG and sustainability strategy and reporting, including sustainability reports, reporting to various frameworks, processes and controls around ESG reporting, and ESG governance.
  • Represents public and private companies in mergers and acquisition transactions, including transactions involving aircraft and strategic corporate restructurings.

Education
BBA, The University of Mississippi, summa cum laude, 2010

Areas of Practice

  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • ‘34 Act Reporting and Related Matters
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Sustainability and ESG

Professional Career

Professional Associations
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Virginia State Bar Association
  • Member, Energy Bar Association


Articles

Additional Articles
  • ESG Hot Topics
  • M&A Quarterly Reporter – 2021 Q2
  • 2023 Retail Industry Year in Review

Blogs

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