Bio

Brent Standefer represents financial institutions and their holding companies, management officials and owners in a broad range of corporate, regulatory and securities matters. His corporate and regulatory practice focus includes financial institution mergers and acquisitions, bank holding company formations, corporate reorganizations, charter conversions, branch purchases and sales, establishment of de novo branches and branch relocations, executive compensation and employee benefit matters, change in bank control filings and general corporate matters. His securities practice routinely involves the representation of issuers and underwriters in both private and public offerings of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings (IPOs), shelf takedown offerings and private placements. He also represents issuers and underwriters in connection with their federal and state securities law reporting and compliance obligations. Mr. Standefer is a native of Austin, Texas and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.