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Vincent M. Pecora

If your solution is too complicated, you have a problem.

Contact: P /612.604.6575E /[email protected]

Education

University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2005

• Executive Solicitation Editor, Journal of College & University Law

University of Michigan, B.A., History, cum laude, with distinction and honors, 2002

Bar Admissions

Michigan, 2005

Arizona, 2011

My Approach

Solutions begin with an appreciation of perspective and purpose. With nearly 20 years of experience in the corporate and securities space, as both outside and inside counsel, I’ve been fortunate to have had the opportunity to manage and solve problems for my clients from different vantage points.  During my time as in-house counsel for public companies, most recently as General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary of a publicly-traded foreign private issuer, I understood the importance of unwinding complexity to find fast and simple solutions that advance the business strategy.  Advising businesses of various sizes, from startup energy companies to Fortune 500 semiconductor manufacturers, has trained me to keep things simple and not talk over anyone’s head.

I’m fundamentally a pragmatist.  If you’re at the table with me, you can feel confident that I have taken the time to understand your goals and that I’m crafting a legal solution to achieve them.  Whether you need support structuring a complicated cross-border M&A transaction, navigating compliance or governance issues, or simply answering your day-to-day questions, I’m here to help you get the answers you need as efficiently as possible.

Outside of work, I enjoy taking time for self-reflection, improvement, exercise, and learning to speak Spanish and Italian. I’m particularly interested in learning all I can about startup businesses and you’ll frequently find me listening to audiobooks on the subject.  I enjoy creative and active ways to stay in shape, including Krav Maga classes, hiking, and going for a ride on my Peloton bike.

Practice Areas

Practicing Securities & Corporate Finance

My Experience

I represent clients in a wide variety of industries and in all areas of corporate finance and securities law. I have extensive experience in SEC, NYSE, and Nasdaq compliance and reporting for both U.S. and foreign issuers, including proxy statements, Section 16 filings, Dodd-Frank Act compliance, and reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, and 6-K. I also have broad experience in corporate governance, executive compensation matters (including proxy advisory firm compliance and relations), public and private debt and equity financings, and private placement offerings. Through years of experience as in-house counsel for a number of organizations, I understand how short- and long-term business goals drive decision-making, and I tailor solutions in a way that furthers those goals.

Practicing Mergers & Acquisitions

My Experience

I have been practicing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and corporate law for nearly two decades and am familiar with the internal workings of organizations in a variety of industry sectors. My practice focuses primarily on helping clients buy and sell businesses of varying sizes – most notably leading the charge on all acquisitions and dispositions for a publicly-traded, S&P 500 organization. I also advise my clients on drafting and negotiating service, vendor, and supplier agreements, corporate entity management (including entity and transaction structuring), and internal business policies and procedures.

Representative Matters

• Managed the securities, governance, and debt compliance functions for publicly-traded technology organizations.
• Oversaw the Corporate and M&A functions of the legal department of an S&P 500 company, including management of regulatory compliance, corporate governance, executive compensation, and reporting.
• Counseled large, publicly-traded technology organization in obtaining $600M Singapore credit facility.
• Represented publicly-traded foreign private issuer in international entity management, complex cross-border and multijurisdictional M&A transactions, and governance matters.

Also experienced in

General Corporate

Private Equity

Associations & Memberships

State Bar of Arizona

Securities Regulation Section

State Bar of Michigan

Business Law Section

Society of Corporate Governance Professionals

Phoenix Chapter

Association for Corporate Growth

Phoenix Chapter