Bio

David Stockton advises businesses in all aspects of corporate finance. He has extensive experience in the legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions, particularly those involving public companies. David has represented numerous issuers in initial and secondary public offerings and has extensive experience in private placements of securities. He is experienced in the full range of securities regulations applicable to officers, directors, and principal shareholders of public corporations, including share resale restrictions, Section 16, and insider-trading matters.He has represented audit, compensation and various special committees of boards and has dealt with all aspects of public company corporate governance. David has been listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Corporate Law/M&A Law each year since 2004, and has been listed in band 1 or 2 every year since 2007. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in each year since 1995, most recently in the practice areas of Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation. David was also named the 2013 "Atlanta Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Securities/Capital Markets Law, the 2015 “Atlanta Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Securities Regulation, and the 2023 "Atlanta Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Corporate Governance by The Best Lawyers in America®. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*