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Charlotte May

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5732

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  • About

    Advising clients on a broad range of corporate and securities matters, Charlotte May regularly handles capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate governance, securities disclosure, and compliance issues.

    Charlotte represents a wide range of corporate clients with particular experience in the financial services and life sciences industries.

    Charlotte’s recent pro bono work includes advising Humane Rescue Alliance in its acquisition of St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center and advising The Rescue Team, Inc. in its formation as a California nonprofit and 501(c)(3) company. She is also a board member for The Rescue Team, Inc. In addition to her work at Covington, Charlotte:

    • Acts as the Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Women in M&A Subcommittee, which focuses on the participation, promotion, and retention of women in the M&A field.
    • Frequently speaks and publishes on topics in M&A for the American Bar Association and is a producer for the ABA Business Law section’s webinars for M&A.
    • Served as a Study Leader for the American Bar Association’s M&A Market Trends Subcommittee Deal Points Study on Carveout Transactions.

    Charlotte was a judicial extern for Hon. Judge Consuelo B. Marshall, U.S. District Court, Central District of California prior to joining the firm.

    Areas of Expertise

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  • Representative Matters
    • Assists clients with respect to transactional matters, including primary and secondary offerings, tender offers, mergers and acquisitions, and similar matters.
    • Advises various public companies in the preparation of SEC periodic reports, proxy statements, beneficial ownership reports, and on other securities law compliance matters.
    • Recent capital markets transactions include:
      • Represented Insmed Incorporated in its public offerings of $402.5 million of common stock and $450 million of convertible senior notes;
      • Represented the underwriters on the initial public offering by Origin Bancorp, Inc. with an aggregate deal value of $142.2 million;
      • Represented the underwriters in Union Bankshares Corporation’s $301.4 million secondary public offering of common stock; and
      • Represented the underwriters in IBERIABANK Corporation’s $100 million public offering of depositary shares.

    • Recent M&A transactions include:
      • Represented WSFS Financial Corporation in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.;
      • Represented Veritex Holdings, Inc. in its $1 billion acquisition of Green Bancorp, Inc.; and
      • Represented a Union Bankshares Corporation in its $500 million acquisition of Access National Corporation.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2013
        • UCLA Entertainment Law Review, Managing Editor and Submissions Editor
    • University of San Diego, B.A., 2010
        • cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • California
    Pro Bono
    • Advised client focused on rescue animals in Los Angeles in its formation as a California non-profit and 501(c)(3) company.
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Vice Chair of the ABA Women in M&A Committee
    • The Rescue Team, Inc., Board Member
    • Study Leader for ABA’s M&A Market Trends Subcommittee Deal Points Study on Carveout Transactions
    • Law School Initiative Leader for ABA’s Women in M&A Subcommittee
    Previous Experience
    • Judicial extern for Hon. Judge Consuelo B. Marshall, U.S. District Court, Central District of California    

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