Justin Hay works closely with in-house counsel, company leadership, and boards of directors to address shareholder activism, compliance issues, reporting obligations, and regulatory requirements. His practice includes regularly advising public companies on:
- Compliance with federal and state securities laws.
- Public and private capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, block trades, and high-yield and investment grade debt offerings.
- Reporting and disclosure obligations, including regularly reviewing and preparing Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and proxy statements.
- Compliance with stock exchange rules, including the NYSE and the Nasdaq stock markets.
- Section 16 reporting obligations.
Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Justin was an associate in the Capital Markets group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago and the Corporate group at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Indianapolis, where he represented clients in a variety of corporate transactions, including initial public offerings, notes offerings, shelf registrations, acquisitions and tender offers. Justin earned a law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and a B.B.A. in finance from Belmont University.
