Sehrish Siddiqui
Sehrish Siddiqui counsels a wide variety of public companies primarily in the areas of corporate finance, compliance and governance. She regularly advises clients on ESG (environmental, social and governance) disclosures and related internal processes. She has served as counsel to underwriters, agents and issuers for more than 100 initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and at-the-market programs of various NYSE- and Nasdaq-traded entities. Her national and international clients include healthcare companies, real estate investment trusts, business development companies, retail and consumer product companies and investment banks.
Sehrish’s practice includes:
- Public offerings of securities for both issuers and underwriters.
- Compliance with the registration and governance requirements of the Securities Act, Exchange Act and 1940 Act.
- ESG related matters.
- Broker-dealer compliance with applicable regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
- Other corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions and private placements.
Prior to joining the firm, Sehrish interned at the SEC in the Office of the Inspector General where she assisted with internal audits and investigations.
Memberships
American Bar Association — Young Lawyers Division; Former Sub-Grants Judge
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Tennessee Bar Association — Business Law Section, Executive Council; Young Lawyers Division
Memphis Bar Association
Memphis Botanic Garden — Board Member (2019-2020)
Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association — Board Member
Bass, Berry & Sims — Pro Bono Committee (2015-Present)
Bass, Berry & Sims — Professional Development Committee (2011-2013); Entry-Level Hiring Committee (2014-2015)
New Memphis Institute — Fellow (September 2014)
Leadership Germantown — Graduate (May 2015)
Representative Experience
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Representation of Gladstone Land Corporation in its underwritten offering of 1,897,500 shares of common stock for net proceeds of approximately $26.1 million. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acted as lead book-running manager; B. Riley Securities and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. acted as co-book running managers; and Aegis Capital Corp., Kingswood Capital Markets, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc., Maxim Group LLC, National Securities Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Holdings Corporation (NasdaqCM: NHLD), and Wedbush Securities Inc. served as co-managers.
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Representation of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) in a public offering of $600,000,000 of 1.650% Senior Notes due 2031.
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Representation of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) in a public offering of $500,000,000 of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2025 and $750,000,000 of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2030
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Representation of AutoZone, Inc. in a public offering of $300,000,000 of 3.125% senior notes due 2024 and $450,000,000 of 3.75% senior notes due 2029.
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Represented Wholesale, LLC and Wholesale Express, LLC in its sale to RumbleOn, Inc (Nasdaq: RMBL) for $16 million in cash and 1,317,329 in shares of RumbleOn Series B Preferred Stock
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Represented Gladstone Land Corporation in its public offering of common stock
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Represented Gladstone Capital Corporation in its public offering of 1,800,000 shares of preferred stock
Publications
Past Events
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Memphis Business Journal — Super Women in Business (2019)
Memphis Area Legal Services — W.J. Michael Cody Access to Justice Award (2018)
Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2013-2020)
Marquis Who’s Who — Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) — Fellow (2018)
Lawyers of Color “National Hotlist” (2014)
Mortar Board
University of Memphis — Outstanding Senior of the Year
Phi Kappa Phi