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Garrett DeVries

Garrett DeVries has led public equity and debt offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions in a wide range of industries, including energy, retail, restaurants, infrastructure, manufacturing, aviation and finance, for more than 25 years. He has extensive experience in public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings and Rule 144A offerings. He also regularly advises public companies and investors on securities law compliance and exemptions, SEC reporting issues, securities exchange compliance, shareholder relations and communication and other corporate governance matters. He serves as the co-head of the firm’s Capital Markets practice. To learn more about Garrett, please review his full profile at: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/garrett-a-devries.html · Akin

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Garrett DeVries has led public equity and debt offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions in a wide range of industries, including energy, retail, restaurants, infrastructure, manufacturing, aviation and finance, for more than 25 years. He serves as the co-head of the firm's Capital Markets practice.

Practice areas

Capital MarketsSecuritiesMergers and AcquisitionsCorporate Governance

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United States

Akin · Garrett DeVries has led public equity and debt offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions in a wide range of industries, including energy, retail, restaurants, infrastructure, manufacturing, aviation and finance, for more than 25 years. He has extensive experience in public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings and Rule 144A offerings. He also regularly advises public companies and investors on securities law compliance and exemptions, SEC reporting issues, securities exchange compliance, shareholder relations and communication and other corporate governance matters. He serves as the co-head of the firm’s Capital Markets practice. To learn more about Garrett, please review his full profile at: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/garrett-a-devries.html

United States

Expertise

EnergyRetailRestaurantsInfrastructureManufacturingAviationFinance

Education

  • B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, with highest honors, 1991
  • J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1994