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Stephanie W. Bignon

Partner
Stephanie Bignon
Washington +1 202 662 5393 sbignon@cov.com Download V-card
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Stephanie Bignon is a corporate partner who represents public and private companies and their boards on a variety of issues, including disclosure and securities compliance, corporate governance, and capital markets and financing transactions. Ms. Bignon has experience representing companies in a range of industries, including life sciences, technology, manufacturing, and financial services. Prior to joining Covington, Ms. Bignon worked as a public company auditor and senior external financial reporting analyst at Delta Air Lines.

Transactional 

  • Uber Technologies, Inc. in connection with its initial public offering.
  • Eli Lilly and Company in more than $10 billion of various debt offerings and a €2.1 billion Eurobond offering.
  • Avnet, Inc. in $850 million of registered debt offerings, its $1.25 million senior unsecured credit facility and its $500 million securitization facility.
  • Insmed Incorporated in $652.5 million of registered common stock offerings.
  • A public consulting company in connection with its acquisition by a private equity fund.
  • Clinical-stage private biotechnology company in multiple rounds of preferred stock financing.
  • Underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of a bank holding company.
  • HealthSouth Corporation in $1 billion of various debt offerings.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. in a $750.0 million high yield bond offering.
  • National Football League in connection with various league and stadium financings and ownership transactions, including its G-4 stadium funding program.

Advisory

  • Various public companies on Exchange Act reporting, including periodic reports and proxy statements, shareholder proposals, Section 16 reporting, responses to SEC staff comment letters, and other securities compliance matters.
  • Various public and private companies in corporate governance matters, including executive compensation programs, disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting, compliance program design and board committee charters.
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Pro Bono

  • Non-profit membership association in connection with its reincorporation and qualification for tax-exempt status.

Previous Experience

  • Senior Analyst in External Financial Reporting at Delta Air Lines, Inc. (2007-2008).
  • Senior Assurance Associate (2007) and Assurance Associate (2005-2007) at Grant Thornton LLP.
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Practices

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 2011

  • summa cum laude
  • Maryland Law Review, Executive Notes and Comments Editor
  • Recipient of the Elizabeth Maxwell Carroll Chesnut and William Strobel Thomas graduation awards

Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 2005

  • Highest Honors
  • President’s Undergraduate Research Award Recipient
  • Hon. Deborah K. Chasanow, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2011 - 2012
  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia
  • French