Lance Myers practices in the areas of corporate finance, public finance, corporate governance, securities and mergers and acquisitions. He has more than 30 years of experience in various business law areas.
Mr. Myers has represented issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of securities, both equity and debt. He has represented corporations and banks in securities offerings and control contests. He has significant mergers and acquisition experience, including acquiring and disposing publicly-held and privately-held businesses. He has represented governmental agencies, corporations, educational institutions and underwriters in tax-exempt financings. He has represented corporations in their public stock purchase plans and has set up internal codes of conduct to prevent and detect organizational misconduct.
Mr. Myers has represented regulated entities such as public utilities and banks and has represented syndicators of public drilling and income funds. Mr. Myers represented KeySpan Energy Corporation and its then subsidiary, The Brooklyn Union Gas Company, in connection with its merger with The Long Island Lighting Company.
Mr. Myers also has significant real estate experience in representing both landlords and tenants in leasing transactions, as well as organizing real estate investment trusts.
Mr. Myers has represented issuers, Boards of Directors and their Committees on corporate governance matters and has written and spoken on the subject of corporate governance, including various issues arising from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
In the community, Mr. Myers serves as a member of the Board of The Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation, a member of the Board of the Lotte Kaliski Foundation for Gifted Children, Inc., and a member of the Board of his co-op association.