Carlton Fields Adds Brian Soares as Transactions Shareholder

Brian Soares joined Carlton Fields’ business transactions practice as a shareholder in Tampa, Fla., the firm announced Monday.

Soares counsels public and private companies and their boards on federal securities laws, corporate governance, and capital raising. His practice focuses on SEC reporting and compliance, securities regulation, shareholder activism and engagement, corporate governance, and capital markets transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, the firm said.

He joins from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, Office of Mergers and Acquisitions, where he was special counsel.

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