About Lawrence D. Levin

Lawrence Levin primarily represents public companies, private companies and investment banks on a wide range of regulatory, transactional and general corporate matters. He is the co-head of Katten's Corporate Securities practice in Chicago.

Advising public and private companies

Larry primarily advises publicly traded issuers on day-to-day federal securities law disclosure and compliance matters and board corporate governance. He also represents issuers and underwriters in offerings of equity, debt, Rule 144A high-yield offerings and related registered exchange offerings, and PIPE transactions. Larry also represents buyers and sellers in public and private acquisitions and divestitures of stock and assets.

Larry's clients span a variety of industries, including manufacturing, technology, educational services, financial services and investment banking. Before law school, he worked as a certified public accountant at an international public accounting firm.

He is the co-author of the "2014 Handbook for Preparing SEC Annual Reports and Proxy Statements" (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 13th ed.).

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Practice Focus

  • Public securities
  • Corporate governance
  • Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
  • Executive compensation

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Education
  • University of Illinois College of Law, JD
  • University of Illinois, BS
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
Court Admissions
  • US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Community Involvements
  • American Bar Association
  • Society for Corporate Governance
  • The Chicago Bar Association
Recognitions
  • Best Lawyers in America
    Securities/Capital Markets Law | Securities Regulation, 2010–2021
    Lawyer of the Year
    Securities/Capital Markets Law, Chicago, 2018, 2020
    Securities Regulation, Chicago, 2017, 2021