Howard is the leader of the firm’s Capital Markets Group. He specializes in counseling both public and private companies involved in equity and debt financings, including IPOs and follow-on public offerings as well as private placements, and regularly advises clients regarding ongoing corporate governance and disclosure matters, stock exchange listing standards and Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act compliance.
Howard advises companies in a number of industries including real estate investment trusts (REITs), technology and life sciences companies. As part of his practice, Howard frequently advises Israeli and other international companies that seek to have their securities traded in the United States. His clients vary in size from smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies to well-known seasoned issuers and are listed on Nasdaq, NYSE and OTC.
Howard excels at deciphering complex SEC rules and advising clients in how to apply them. He efficiently works through "gray" areas with clients to achieve an appropriate balance of business goals within the parameters of legal constraints. Howard's goal is to help companies and their executives effectively negotiate transactions and achieve well-honed communications and disclosures as part of their overall strategies.
Howard writes and speaks extensively on many securities and governance topics. He is also the editor of The SEC Pulse, a blog that provides updates and commentary from our Capital Markets Group on issues affecting publicly traded and privately owned businesses, investment banks, foreign companies, boards of directors and company officers.
When not advising on Capital Markets matters, Howard enjoys long-distance running and acting in community theater productions.
Representative Client Work
- $480 million initial public offering in the logistics REIT industry
- $300 million public preferred equity offering in the hotel REIT industry
- $400 million public senior note offering in the office REIT industry
- $400 million public common equity offering in the senior living facility REIT industry
- Initial public offering of ADSs of a stem cell company in the biotech industry
- Public ordinary shares offering of an Israeli company in the hi-tech industry
- Representation of a foreign software company in the acquisition and going private transaction involving a public U.S. software company
- $150 million 144A offering and A/B exchange in the information storage and protection industry
- Served as Senior Corporate Counsel for Stream International, Inc., a provider of CRM and technical support services
- Design of governance charters, policies and procedures for senior living services company
- Switch of Nasdaq listed financial services company to listing on NYSE
- $1.6 billion acquisition of an information storage and protection services company in public stock for stock transaction
- Initial public offering of a transportation company
Bar & Court Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Education
- J.D., summa cum laude, Boston College Law School
- B.A., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania
Community Engagement
- American and Boston Bar Associations
- Co-Chair, BBA Securities Law Committee, Boston Bar Association, 2006-2008
Awards & Honors
- Boston Magazine 2021 Top Lawyers, Corporate Law (2021)
- Best Lawyers in America® (2016-2023)
- Client Choice Guide – USA & Canada 2014, Capital Markets
- The Legal 500 U.S. (2008, 2014, 2016-2017, 2019-2022)
- Legal Media Group/Euromoney's ExpertGuides (2020)
- "Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2006-2008, 2010)
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Client AlertDecember 19, 2022
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Law360, QuotedDecember 14, 2022
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Business Insurance, QuotedNovember 22, 2022
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Client AlertNovember 10, 2022
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CFO Dive, QuotedOctober 26, 2022
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Client AlertAugust 31, 2022
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Press ReleaseJune 8, 2022
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The New York Times, QuotedApril 14, 2022
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The New York Times, QuotedApril 14, 2022
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The Wall Street Journal, QuotedApril 4, 2022
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Law360, QuotedFebruary 25, 2022
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Client AlertJanuary 31, 2022
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Reuters, QuotedDecember 15, 2021
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Lexology Getting The Deal ThroughDecember 2021
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Press ReleaseNovember 24, 2021
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Bloomberg Law, QuotedOctober 22, 2021
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Client AlertAugust 11, 2021
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Press ReleaseJune 9, 2021
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Global Legal ChronicleApril 30, 2021
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Press ReleaseApril 28, 2021
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Globe NewswireApril 27, 2021
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New ElectronicsApril 21, 2021
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FoodDive, QuotedApril 19, 2021
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The Wall Street Journal, QuotedJanuary 27, 2021
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December 28, 2020
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Client AlertDecember 8, 2020
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October 2, 2020
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Legal Media Group / EuromoneySeptember 30, 2020
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The Wall Street Journal, QuotedSeptember 23, 2020
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Client AlertSeptember 2, 2020
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Client AlertSeptember 1, 2020
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Client AlertAugust 31, 2020
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Client AlertJune 26, 2020
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Client AlertJune 24, 2020
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Client AlertMay 11, 2020
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Client AlertApril 22, 2020
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Client AlertApril 20, 2020
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Client AlertApril 17, 2020
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Client AlertMarch 23, 2020
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Client AlertMarch 18, 2020
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SEC PulseMarch 16, 2020
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Banker & TradesmanMarch 8, 2020
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Client AlertSeptember 26, 2019
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Sullivan Press ReleaseMay 30, 2019
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Law360, QuotedMay 15, 2019
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Client AdvisoryApril 2, 2019
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GlobesMarch 14, 2019
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Law360, QuotedDecember 18, 2018
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Private Company DirectorNovember 20, 2018
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Press ReleaseSeptember 24, 2018
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MarketWatch, QuotedAugust 20, 2018
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Law360, QuotedAugust 17, 2018
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Society for Human Resource Management, QuotedJuly 26, 2018
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PlanAdviserJuly 20, 2018
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Client AdvisoryJuly 9, 2018
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Law360, QuotedJune 28, 2018
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Law360January 12, 2018
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CalcalistDecember 6, 2017
Seminars & Presentations
- Disclosures & Regulatory Compliance
Webinar - National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) (March 2, 2022) - Disclosures & Regulatory Compliance
Webinar - National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) (September 15, 2021) - Press Release DOs and DON'Ts for Nasdaq Companies
ACC Israel Webinar (February 10, 2021) - Important Ways the SEC has Simplified Reporting Requirements
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Northeast Chapter (September 12, 2019) - Disclosures and Regulatory Compliance
National Investor Relations Institute (September 24, 2018) - Managing Crisis Situations
Sullivan & Worcester Conference Center, Boston, MA (May 9, 2018) - Facing Business and Compliance Obstacles - and How to Avoid them in the First Place!
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) (October 4, 2017) - Corporate Regulatory Compliance
Westin Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA (September 11, 2017) - Corporate Disclosure: Issues and Best Practices
Westin Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA (September 19, 2016)