Inside the Public Company Playbook: Strategies, Risks & Realities

On December 3, Mintz is hosting a high-impact half-day seminar in our San Diego office, focused on helping companies navigate the evolving public markets. The event will deliver strategic, actionable insights for companies across a wide range of industries looking to go public—or stay public—in today’s complex environment.

Panel 1: Getting Public: Cracking the Code of Capital Markets

IPOs, Reverse Mergers and Follow-On Offerings in Today’s Market

Panel Highlights:
•    IPO Pulse Check: What’s hot, what’s not, and what’s next in the public offering landscape
•    Reverse Mergers Reimagined: Strategic pathways to public status without the traditional IPO
•    Follow-On Offerings: Timing, tactics, and trends for raising additional capital
•    Market Sentiment and Deal Flow

Moderator:
•    Adam Lenain, Member, Mintz

Panelists:
•    William Hicks, Co-chair, Life Sciences Practice, Mintz
•    Vlad Ivanov, Managing Director, Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking, Lucid Capital Markets 
•    Stefan Loren, PhD, Managing Director Healthcare Investment Banking, Oppenheimer
•    Jamie Mason, Practice Leader, Assurance, BDO

Panel 2: Being Public in the New Normal: Surviving Hostile Markets and Regulators

Short Attacks, SEC Trends and Nasdaq Realities

Panel Highlights:
•    Strategies to counter short selling and reputational risk
•    SEC Enforcement Trends: What’s drawing scrutiny and how to stay ahead
•    Nasdaq Compliance Challenges: Common pitfalls and proactive solutions
•    Warrant Accounting: Navigating evolving standards and investor expectations
•    Digital Asset Treasury Strategies

Moderator:
•    Scott Stanton, Managing Member, San Diego, Mintz

Panelists:
•    Melanie Levy, Member, Mintz
•    Katherine Roberson Petty, Senior Vice President, Donohoe Advisory Associates LLC
•    Brian Taggart, Assurance Partner, BDO