Bradley T. Kamlet
Counsel

Practice Areas

Experience

As a member of the Business Group, Brad Kamlet is involved in advising companies on matters related to corporate transactions, securities regulation, and corporate governance. Brad has represented issuers in primary and secondary public offerings of debt and equity securities, including offerings subject to the securities offering reform rules. He also represents clients on both public and private acquisitions, issuer and third-party tender offers, proxy contests, and private placements.

Brad also assists publicly held clients in compliance with the periodic reporting and corporate governance requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. He provides guidance on SEC regulations related to the drafting and preparation of forms 10-K and 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements on Schedule 14A.

Prior to joining the firm, Brad was a special counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission. At the SEC, his practice focused primarily on review and analysis of 1933 and 1934 Act filings, including complex stock offerings, mergers and acquisitions, resale registration statements, spin-offs, equity lines, and tracking stock offerings. He also developed extensive experience analyzing disclosure issues in transactions involving issuer and third-party tender offers, proxy contests, and Rule 13e-3 transactions.

Representative Transactions

• Represented a Fortune 500 media company in a $1.25 billion public offering of floating and fixed-rate notes
• Served as underwriters’ counsel in a $250 million placement of fixed-rate notes for a large energy services corporation
• Provided securities and transactional guidance as company counsel in a $500 million public offering of fixed-rate, medium-term notes
• Provided securities and transactional advice as underwriters’ counsel in a $100 million Rule 144A offering of fixed-rate notes for a large electric and gas utility
• Represented underwriters in a $100 million Rule 144A offering of first mortgage bonds for an electric and gas utility

Admissions

Brad Kamlet is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the District of Columbia.

Education

American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude (Member, American University Law Review)
Binghamton University, B.S., magna cum laude

Affiliations

District of Columbia Bar, Corporate Finance Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section, Co-Chair