Bruce Mendelsohn retired from the partnership at the end of 2017. He was a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., and New York offices, focusing on securities matters, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and counseling boards of directors and board committees.

Bruce held various management positions in the firm, including head of the firm’s securities and corporate finance practice, member of the management committee and head of the Washington, D.C., corporate practice.

Bruce has extensive experience in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, representing both issuers and underwriters. His practice also involved mergers and acquisitions of both public and private companies, as well as related regulatory issues.

He also represented boards of directors, audit committees and special committees on sensitive corporate governance and disclosure issues and has conducted a number of internal investigations for major corporations concerning issues related to accounting, related party transactions, disclosure and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He has also represented corporations and individuals in investigations and inquiries by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq and with respect to internal investigations.

Prior to joining Akin in 1983, Bruce held various positions at the SEC, including chief of the Office of Regulatory Policy in the Division of Investment Management, counsel to Commissioner John R. Evans and attorney-advisor and special counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance.

Bruce was often quoted by major publications and news sources on securities and corporate governance matters.