Halle Vakani Bio

Halle has more than 20 years of experience advising public and private companies on capital markets, securities and general corporate law matters. She represents companies in their initial organizations, securities transactions (including various forms of equity and debt offerings, tender offers, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic transactions), SEC reporting, compliance and governance matters, investor relations and disclosure issues, stock exchange rules and regulations, and shareholder proposals and engagement. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Halle practiced with McMillan LLP, a leading Canadian business law firm. Halle is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and called to the Bar in Ontario, Canada. She is founder and former chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Halle received her B.A. in French and International Trade Economics, Dean’s Honors List, from the University of Waterloo (Canada). She received her M.A. in French Literature, Dean’s Honors List, from Queen’s University (Canada). Halle completed her law degree at Osgoode Hall at York University (Canada) where she won the Cassels Brock & Blackwell Centennial Prize in Lawyering Skills. Halle received her LL.M. in Corporate Law and Finance, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law.