Telecommunications companies have the same needs as other companies in corporate, securities and transactional matters. By combining its strong capabilities with a special understanding of the dynamics of the telecommunications industry and its regulatory requirements, Schiff Hardin provides effective support in these areas:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Takeover defense planning
• Strategic ventures
• Financings, including
  • Initial public offerings
  • Senior and subordinated note
  • Other public and private offerings of debt and equity
• Securities Exchange Act compliance, including
  • Periodic and current reports to the SEC
  • Proxy statements
  • Securities trading issues
  • Sarbanes-Oxley matters
• Day-to-day commercial advice, including customer and vendor contracts
• Corporate Governance, including advice to Boards and Board Committees