About the Speakers:
➡️Brian Soares counsels public companies and their boards with respect to federal securities laws, corporate governance, and capital raisings. As a former attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, Brian serves as primary outside corporate and securities counsel to numerous public companies.
Brian’s practice focuses on SEC reporting, corporate governance, and capital markets transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. He has experience representing companies of varying sizes, from newly public companies to blue-chip Fortune 100 organizations, and across a variety of industries, with a focus on life sciences and technology companies.
As a trusted adviser, Brian partners with boards and their directors to establish effective governance structures and policies, enhance risk oversight, foster shareholder engagement, and respond strategically to unsolicited offers and shareholder activists. He also helps independent directors navigate fiduciary duties, insider transactions, Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, and governance best practices.
At the SEC, Brian reviewed a wide range of securities offerings, M&A transactions, and proxy contests. He also worked on various rulemaking initiatives and provided interpretive advice on various securities matters. Brian is a native Portuguese speaker.
➡️ Henrique Lang has unrivaled expertise in initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-ons of shares and other securities, M&A deals, public tender offers (OPAs) and corporate restructurings, securities market regulations, administrative sanctioning proceedings, corporate governance matters, and general counseling to publicly-held companies. Henrique has extensive experience representing leading investment banks and companies in award-winning transactions in Brazil and America. He represented the Brazilian Association of Publicly-held Companies (ABRASCA) in the drafting of the Brazilian Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies, working together with 11 industry entities forming the Multiparty Group, the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).
Professional Memberships
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília Bar Association.
ANBIMA's Public Offerings Committee.
Personal
Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).
International experience: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, USA.
