Robert C. Brighton, Jr. is special counsel in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Robert Brighton represents U.S. and international issuers and investors, as well as underwriters and placement agents in a broad variety of capital market transactions. These transactions range from initial public offerings by emerging companies to offerings of sophisticated financial products by Fortune 500 corporations. His merger and acquisition experience is similarly varied. Mr. Brighton represents buyers, sellers and investment bankers in connection with asset purchases and sales relating to small closely-held corporations and tender offers for publicly-traded Fortune 500 corporations involved in a variety of service, commercial and manufacturing industries, including regulated industries.
Mr. Brighton assists public companies in corporate governance matters and the filing of periodic reports and proxy statements, as well as other compliance matters, including informal and formal investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission such as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, and related internal corporate investigations. He advises broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies, insurers, banks and other financial service companies with respect to formation, and regulatory and transactional issues, including those related to M&A and capital raising transactions. His clients include venture capital and private equity firms, and investment and commercial banks, as well as public and private companies in various industries, including high technology, telecommunications, media and information, health services, real estate, financial services and restaurants and hospitality.
Mr. Brighton represents borrowers and lenders in credit transactions ranging from acquisition financing to asset-based and cash-flow loans and revolving credit facilities. His proficiency also includes collateralized mortgage and other collateralized debt obligations, the project finance and securitization areas, and business reorganizations and recapitalizations.
Mr. Brighton has extensive experience in the insurance industry and has served as counsel to state insurance commissions, insolvent insurers, and insurance company creditors and investors in connection with insurance company insolvencies. His experience includes representation of insurance companies and insurance brokers in acquisition and financing transactions, as well as sponsors of captive insurers in their formation and capitalization.
Mr. Brighton writes and speaks on topics in the corporate, finance and securities law areas. He is frequently quoted in local and national publications on business related topics. He has served as a judge on securities law topics for the Kauffman National Moot Court competition and taught Lawyers Skills and Values-Transactional, as an adjunct professor of law at Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law School.
