About Brian J. Hecht

With a strong background in corporate law, Brian Hecht achieves success for his clients in capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. From publicly traded and portfolio companies to private equity funds and privately held companies, clients turn to Brian for his broad knowledge of how to structure and develop strategies for high stakes transactions and his ability to manage complex securities matters like initial public offerings and high-yield offerings.

Advised issuers on billions of dollars in capital markets transactions and M&A

Brian has successfully represented multi-national corporations, private companies and sponsors in public and private capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring matters, including initial public offerings, high-yield offerings, merger transactions and acquisitions worth billions of dollars.

He has a broad transactional practice, representing both issuers and underwriters in public and private financing transactions, including equity offerings, high yield debt offerings (144A/Reg S), investment grade debt offerings, exchange offers and tender offers. He advises U.S. and international companies on corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ disclosure, reporting and compliance obligations.

Brian received his JD from Brooklyn Law School, where he was an editor of the Brooklyn Law Review, Dean's List member, and received the Professor Samuel Hoffman Memorial Prize for Excellence in Corporate Law. Brian received his BA from Syracuse University, where he was a member of The Renee Crown University Honors Program.

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Practice Focus

  • Corporate
  • Securities
  • Private equity
  • Mergers and acquisitions

Publications

Practices
Education
  • Brooklyn Law School, JD
  • Syracuse University, BA
Bar Admissions
  • New York
  • New Jersey