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Gary Emmanuel

Gary Emmanuel has market leading experience in corporate securities matters, representing both domestic and foreign companies in a full range of general corporate and securities matters, with a focus on navigating the process of capital raising, including initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, shelf takedowns, private placements in public equities (PIPEs), reverse mergers, and de-SPACs, as well as SEC reporting and compliance, and corporate governance matters. Gary works closely with life science companies and other companies in growth technology verticals, both as company counsel and as underwriter’s counsel. In addition, Gary counsels companies in a wide variety of corporate transactions including licensing, reverse mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Based in Tel Aviv, Gary is highly experienced in working with the Israeli business community and assisting Israeli companies with their US corporate matters, with special emphasis on capital markets related transactions.

On March 3, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new guidance expanding the availability of confidential review of draft registration statements (DRS). Originally, DRS was for foreign private issuers and later extended to emerging growth companies (EGCs) under the JOBS Act in 2012. In 2017, the SEC allowed all companies to use DRS for IPOs and initial listings. The 2025 guidance removes the “initial filing” limitation, allowing both private and public companies to submit DRS for confidential review.
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