Michael L. Zuppone is a partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. He serves as the chair of the firm’s Securities and Capital Markets practice group.

He practices primarily in the area of securities and capital markets representing public and private companies, underwriters, and investors in domestic and international equity and debt securities offerings, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, Rule 144A offerings, PIPEs, and other private placements.

Mr. Zuppone also practices in the area of general corporate and securities law and is often consulted as outside securities counsel by many of the firm’s public company clients with respect to ongoing securities compliance. He regularly counsels public companies and their boards regarding Dodd Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley and related corporate governance compliance. Mr. Zuppone’s practice also includes counseling sponsors in connection with the formation of private equity funds and portfolio transactions. He also has substantial experience in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures involving public and private companies and he regularly counsels investment professionals regarding securities, broker-dealer, and investment advisor regulations.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Zuppone served as a branch chief in the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he administered the office’s full disclosure program, supervising the review of initial public offering documents of startup and small business issuers.