Brian Short is a corporate transactional attorney and Co-Leader of the firm's Securities and Capital Markets practice. He advises clients in many complex business law matters.
Brian represents companies, investors, private equity firms, and investment banks in a range of corporate transactions, including negotiating and executing public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. He counsels public and privately held companies on corporate governance and board issues, compliance matters, and periodic reporting.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented the selling stockholder in the sale of $240 million in shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, in a secondary underwritten public offering
- Represented Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq: URBN), a multinational lifestyle retail company, in its $120 million investment in a low income housing tax credit entity
- Represented Ackley Machine Corporation, a privately-held printing, laser marking/drilling, and vision inspection equipment fabricator for the life sciences and consumer industries, in its sale to a private equity sponsored buyer
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Association for Corporate Growth
Association of Corporate Counsel
Speaking Engagements
“Minimizing Risk in a Changing World,” Governance Intelligence Forum, November 2023
Presenter, “Assessing the 2022 Risk Agenda: Prioritizing Board Risk Oversight,” Corporate Secretary Forum, November 2021
Presenter, "Understanding the SPAC Exit Path," Association for Corporate Growth, October 2021
Board Memberships & Community Service
Main Line Girls Basketball Association, 2008-2012
Credentials
Education
Villanova University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif)
Villanova Law Review
University of Delaware (B.S.)
Admissions
Pennsylvania
Not admitted to practice in New York