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Julie M. Plyler

Special Counsel

New York +1 212 841 1090

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  • About

    Julie Plyler counsels clients primarily on capital markets and securities matters, with particular experience in the life sciences and financial services industries.

    Julie represents clients in a variety of transactions, including initial public offerings and other primary and secondary registered offerings, private placements, and transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies. She also represents companies in connection with M&A and financing transactions.

    Julie advises public company clients across industries in the preparation of SEC periodic reports and proxy statements, Section 16 reporting, securities compliance matters and corporate governance matters.

    Areas of Expertise

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  • Representative Matters

    Transactional

    • Cameco Corporation on a $747.6 million cross-border public offering of common shares in connection with Cameco's planned acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company in strategic partnership with Brookfield Renewable.
    • Banca Intesa Sanpaolo on U.S. law aspects of its tender offer for, and subsequent acquisition of, UBI Banca.
    • Humacyte, Inc. in its $800 million deSPAC merger with Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
    • Insmed Incorporated in a public offering of $575 million of convertible senior notes and public offerings of over $815 million of common stock.
    • Omeros Corporation in a $210 million convertible notes offering and $100 million common stock offering.
    • REGENXBIO Inc. in a $230.3 million public offering of common stock.
    • TriState Capital Holdings in various capital markets offerings, including $121 million of depositary share offerings, $97.5 million of subordinated debt offerings and a $105 million private placement.
    • The underwriters in the initial public offerings of Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. and Nightstar Therapeutics plc.
    • Placement agents and institutional investors in PIPEs.

    • Johnson & Johnson in its sale of RoC Skincare.
    • Veritex Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of North Avenue Capital, LLC.
    • Simmons First National Corporation in its $146.3 million acquisition of Landmark Community Bank and $131.6 Million acquisition of Triumph Bancshares, Inc.

    Advisory

    • Advises public companies on Exchange Act periodic reporting, proxy statements and Section 16 reporting.
    • Provides advice on compliance with stock exchange listing standards, board and committee independence and composition matters, committee charters, governance guidelines, and similar matters.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2016
        • Virginia Law and Business Review, Senior Review Editor
    • University of Florida, M.P.H., 2012
    • Duke University, B.A., 2009
    Bar Admissions
    • New York
    Pro Bono
    • Provides legal services and advice to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, a national, not-for-profit organization committed to perpetuating the memory of Jackie Robinson by promoting civic engagement and humanitarian ideals as well as addressing the achievement gap in higher education, in connection with the development of the Jackie Robinson Museum.

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