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Kelly G. Gwathney
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KELLY G. GWATHNEY is a Partner in the Corporate, Tax & Finance section of Balch & Bingham LLP. Ms. Gwathney's corporate and securities law practice focuses on public company representation, primarily in the areas of:

  • federal and state securities law compliance, including periodic reporting and disclosure issues and beneficial ownership reporting matters
  • corporate governance, including compliance with NYSE and NASDAQ listing standards and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as general corporate counsel
  • equity and debt financing transactions, including initial and secondary public equity offerings, public debt offerings, private placements of debt and equity securities and other corporate financing transactions
  • equity and other executive compensation, including plan design and administration matters.

Representative Experience

  • $120 million high yield note offering, $35 million bank credit facility and related financing arrangements for a copper product manufacturing company.
  • $130 million initial public offering of common stock of a non-standard automobile insurance holding company.
  • $69 million secondary public offering of common stock of an insurance holding company.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • American Bar Association
  • Alabama State Bar
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • National Association of Stock Plan Professionals


Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2000
  • University of Arkansas, B.A., 1997, summa cum laude.

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 2000