Samuel Keltner
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Corporate & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Sam is an associate in the firm’s corporate practice. He assists public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), securities, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Akin, Sam held a variety of roles, including as a judicial extern for the Honorable Chief Judge Barbara Lynn of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, as a volunteer for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and as a legal extern for B-29 Investments.
Sam earned his J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude and as a member of the Order of the Coif. In addition, he served as a comment editor for the SMU Law Review Association and was a Hatton W. Sumners Scholar.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2023
B.S., University of Oklahoma, summa cum laude, 2020
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2023
B.S., University of Oklahoma, summa cum laude, 2020
Bar AdmissionsTexas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, Don Smart Directed Research Competition Winner, “SOX-Less Capital Raising: An Empirical Study of Sarbanes-Oxley’s Legacy on Companies Leaving the Public Markets.”
- “Cutting Through the Nosie of the TXSE: What Issuers Should Monitor as the Exchange Develops,” Insights – The Corporate and Securities Law Advisor, February 2025.
- “Supporting Retail Investors with AI Enhanced Disclosure,” Securities Regulation Law Journal, Spring 2024.
- “SOX-Less Capital Raising: An Empirical Study of Sarbanes-Oxley’s Legacy on Companies Leaving the Public Markets,” Securities Regulation Law Journal, Fall 2023.
