People: Michael T. Dunn, Associate

Michael T. Dunn

Associate

New York
Direct: (212) 218-3504
Fax: (212) 218-5526
0

Biography

Michael Dunn is a senior associate in the New York office whose practice is focused on counseling public companies on registration and reporting obligations under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Michael has extensive experience drafting, reviewing and responding to SEC Staff comment letters relating to periodic and current reports on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K, proxy and information statements (including the CD&A), Section 16 forms for officers and directors relating to equity compensation awards, registration statements on Form S-8 for employee benefit and equity compensation plans as well as Forms S-1 and S-3 for other primary and secondary offerings of securities, and requests for confidential treatment.   In addition, Michael has assisted public companies with a broad range of corporate governance compliance activities including compensation risk assessments, FINRA compliance, drafting and assessing insider trading compliance programs and 10b5-1 trading plans, and compliance with NYSE, NASDAQ and NYSE Amex listing standards.

Michael Dunn is a senior associate in the New York office whose practice is focused on counseling public companies on registration and reporting obligations under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Michael has extensive experience drafting, reviewing and responding to SEC Staff comment letters relating to periodic and current reports on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K, proxy and information statements (including the CD&A), Section 16 forms for officers and directors relating to equity compensation awards, registration statements on Form S-8 for employee benefit and equity compensation plans as well as Forms S-1 and S-3 for other primary and secondary offerings of securities, and requests for confidential treatment.   In addition, Michael has assisted public companies with a broad range of corporate governance compliance activities including compensation risk assessments, FINRA compliance, drafting and assessing insider trading compliance programs and 10b5-1 trading plans, and compliance with NYSE, NASDAQ and NYSE Amex listing standards.

Education

  • J.D., St. John's University School of Law (2002)
  • B.A., Georgetown University (1999)

Admissions

  • New York

Presentations

  • Co-host,“ Corporate & Finance Practice Group Web Conference: Dodd-Frank Say on Pay,” Lessons From The First Proxy Season (June 29, 2011).
  • Co-host, “SEC Rules: Liberalization of Capital Raising Processes and Adoption of Scaled Disclosure” Corporate & Finance Practice Group Web Conference (February 2008)

Publications

  • Co-author,  “SEC Adopts Criteria for Short Form Registration Eligibility to Replace Credit Ratings and Provides Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Update,” Management Alert-Seyfarth Shaw  (August 3, 2011).
  • Co-author, Chapter 34: “Specific Corporate Compliance Challenges by Practice Area: Executive Compensation,” in Corporate Compliance Practice Guide: The Next Generation of Compliance, LexisNexis 1542, (2011).
  • Co-author, “The Decline of the U.S. Capital Markets,” Financier Worldwide (September 2011).
  • Co- author, “SEC Announces It Will Not Appeal D.C. Circuit Court’s Decision to Vacate SEC Proxy Access Rules,” Management Alert-Seyfarth Shaw (September 8, 2011)
  • Co-author, “SEC Finalizes Dodd-Frank Pay Rules,” NACD Directorship (January 28, 2011).
  • Co author, “SEC Adopts Final Rules on Shareholder Advisory Votes For Say on Pay and Golden Parachutes Mandated by the Dodd-Frank Ac” Management Alert- Seyfarth Shaw (January 27, 2011)
  • Co-author, “Executive Compensation Risk Management - Strategies for an Evolving Landscape,” Directors & Boards: Boardroom Briefing (Fall 2009).
  • Co-author, “Financial Statement Requirements Relating to a Merger between a Private Operating company and a Public Shell Company,” Corporate Finance Review (September 2007).
Read full bio
View all

News

View all

Publications

View all

Events