Bio

Working with both issuers and underwriters, Jay Knight has represented clients in connection with initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on and secondary offerings, at-the-market (ATM) programs, tender offers, SPACs, de-SPACs, and mergers and acquisitions involving companies in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, real estate (REITs), retail, life sciences, defense and restaurant. He counsels clients on complex disclosure issues related to deal-making and leads them through important compliance, regulatory and capital-raising specifics. Prior to joining the firm, Jay was a partner with and led the capital markets practice at a Nashville-based firm. Jay returned to private practice in 2012 after serving five years in the SEC Division of Corporation Finance. While at the SEC, Jay led a team of attorneys, economists and accountants charged with implementing interagency rulemaking. He also reviewed public company filings for federal securities law compliance. Nationally recognized in the securities bar, Jay currently serves as the chair of the American Bar Association’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee with approximately 2,500 members. He previously served as chair of its Annual Review of Securities Law Subcommittee.