Erik Durbin

Erik Durbin is a corporate associate in our Washington, DC office.  His practice includes advising public and private companies in a broad range of transactional matters, including securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions.  Mr. Durbin also advises corporate clients on compliance with federal securities laws, corporate governance and related matters.

Representative Matters

• A privately-held manufacturing company in multiple rounds of financing and in preparations for a public offering.
• A public oil and natural gas exploration and production company in the issuance of $750 million in high-yield notes under Rule 144A.
• Several publicly traded companies on corporate governance issues and disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws.

Previous Experience

• Council of Economic Advisers, Senior Economist (2007-2009)
• United States Federal Trade Commission, Economist (2004-2007)
• Washington University in St. Louis, Assistant Professor of Economics (1999-2003)

Publications and Speeches

• "Required Communications between Auditors and Audit Committees," Insights (February 2013), Co-Author
• "Required Communications Between Auditors and Audit Committees," Covington Advisory (1/29/2013), Co-Author
• "STOCK Act Spotlights Trading on Government Information," Covington E-Alert (3/28/2012), Co-Author