Profile

Doug Harmon heads the Firm’s Corporate & Securities practice group. He represents a broad range of operating companies and private equity funds in a variety of securities, merger and acquisition and general corporate matters. Mr. Harmon's practice also includes executive compensation issues, strategic planning and general corporate and commercial matters.

Mr. Harmon frequently lectures and participates in seminars on securities, merger and acquisition and corporate governance issues.

While at Duke University, Mr. Harmon was the Note and Comment Editor for the Duke Law Journal.

Experience Highlights

Mr. Harmon has more than 25 years of experience in the following types of transactions:

• Public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, including IPOs, Rule 144A offerings, private/public exchange offers, shelf registrations, international offerings and ADRs
• Tender offers, exchange offers and stock repurchases
• Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
• Corporate reorganizations, including going private transactions, leveraged buyouts, spin offs, split ups and recapitalizations
• Venture capital and mezzanine financing

Mr. Harmon also regularly advises management, boards of directors, audit committees, special board committees and independent directors regarding securities compliance and corporate governance matters, including:

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance
• Reporting under the Securities Exchange Act 
• Stock exchange listing and reporting
• Proxy solicitations and contests and anti-takeover defenses
• Insider trading compliance

News

• Public Company Forum Newsletter: Winter 2012
  A Quarterly Update on Trends, Tips and Best Practices for Public Companies
  January 26, 2012
• Shedding Light on Political Spending
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Winter 2012
  January 26, 2012
• Angry Birds and Board Books: The Case for Electronic Board Portals
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Winter 2012
  January 26, 2012
• Attorney-Client Privilege – A Public Company Gotcha
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Winter 2012
  January 26, 2012
• Dodd-Frank Act Progress Report: Winter 2012
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Winter 2012
  January 26, 2012
• A Proxy Advisor’s Negative Recommendation on Say-on-Pay: How Much Should You Care?
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Fall 2011
  October 25, 2011
• Public Company Forum Newsletter: Fall 2011
  October 25, 2011
• Director Diversity = Dollars
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Fall 2011
  October 25, 2011
• Dodd-Frank Act Progress Report: Fall 2011
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Fall 2011
  October 25, 2011
• What’s Market? Are Press Releases Passé?
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Fall 2011
  October 25, 2011
• Is it Bigger than a Breadbox? Navigating Materiality
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Fall 2011
  October 25, 2011
• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  September 6, 2011
• Public Company Forum Newsletter: Summer 2011
  July 14, 2011
• Risky Business: Effective Compliance Programs
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Summer 2011
  July 14, 2011
• The SEC’s New Whistleblower Rules: Now What?
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Summer 2011
  July 14, 2011
• Dodd-Frank Act Progress Report: Summer 2011
  Public Company Forum Newsletter: Summer 2011
  July 14, 2011
• Challenges for 2011: Recovery and Compliance
  Public Company Alert
  February 21, 2011
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• SEC Adopts Final Rules on Enhanced Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure for 2010 Proxy Season
  Business Law Alert
  December 23, 2009
• NYSE Rule Changes Affect 2010 Corporate Governance Practices and Proxy Season
  Business Law Alert
  December 17, 2009
• 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
  July 30, 2009
• Amended Broker Voting Rules to Impact Director Elections in 2010
  Business Law Alert
  July 7, 2009
• Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
  October 1, 2008
• More than 50 Parker Poe Attorneys among Business Leader's Top Lawyers
  September 24, 2008
• SEC Provides Guidance on Public Company Websites
  Business Law Alert
  August 18, 2008
• SEC Eases Stock Resale Restrictions by Amending Rules 144 and 145
  Business Law Alert
  December 7, 2007
• 40 Parker Poe Attorneys Named Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
  September 14, 2007
• SEC Provides Internal Control Guidance
  Business Law Alert
  July 26, 2007
• The SEC Proposes New Category of "Accredited Investor"
  Business Law Alert
  January 10, 2007
• The SEC Further Amends Executive Compensation Disclosure and Votes to Adopt E-Proxy Rule
  Business Law Alert
  January 3, 2007
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
  September 12, 2006
• More Relief From Accelerated Filing Deadlines
  Business Law Alert
  January 3, 2006
• Securities Offering Reform: Greasing the Gears of Public Offerings
  Business Law Alert
  November 28, 2005
• Form 8-K Revised - New Disclosure Procedures Warranted
  Business Law Alert
  March 26, 2004