Overview
A brilliant attorney and a tremendous partner to our business.
- Chambers USA 2016
Alison Miller is a Director and Shareholder of the Firm and head of the Firm’s Corporate & Securities practice. She has more than 35 years of experience advising public & private companies in all aspects of business, including securities offerings, mergers & acquisitions, and periodic securities reporting and compliance. Alison's clients are engaged in a wide range of industries, including banking & financial services, pharmaceutical, real estate, and hospitality. Alison frequently lectures on topics relating to securities law, acquisitions, compliance and accounting topics.
Representative Experience
- Corporate and securities counsel for public companies.
- Counsel to public company boards of directors and audit committees, including advice and compliance issues arising out of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and heightened corporate governance rules.
- Representation of financial institutions before state and federal regulators.
- Issuer’s and underwriter’s counsel in connection with offerings of equity, debt and trust-preferred securities in public, private and 144A offerings.
- Extensive experience in connection with both friendly and hostile mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and “spin-offs”.
- Representation of Board Special Committees in connection with complex transactions.
- Counsel in numerous “going private” transactions, restructurings and recapitalizations.
- Extensive experience assisting financial institutions in Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering compliance, policies and look-backs.
- Regularly counsels clients on Cybersecurity issues including policies and practices, and disclosure obligations following a breach.
- Represented community bank in its issuance of preferred stock to the United States Treasury under the Small Business Lending Fund and its subsequent redemption.
- Represented publicly traded holding company in the acquisition of its publicly traded real estate subsidiary for approximately $50 million of consideration consisting of the holding company’s stock.
- Represented multiple publicly traded companies in follow-on and subscription rights offerings.
- Represented multiple publicly traded companies in matters relating to their listing on the New York Stock Exchange and other securities exchanges.
- Represented publicly traded savings and loan holding company in the sale of its broker-dealer subsidiary for approximately $150 million of consideration consisting of cash, stock and warrants.
- Issuer’s counsel in Rule 144A offering of $144 million of senior convertible debt for a clinical drug development services company.
- Issuer’s counsel in $133 million follow-on equity offering for a clinical drug development services company.
- Represented bank holding companies in connection with the preparation of their Tailored Plan for filing with the U.S. Federal Reserve.
- Represented a public company in connection with a $150 million acquisition of the publicly traded shares of a subsidiary not previously owned.
- Represented an investor group in connection with a $57 million proposed acquisition and control of a state chartered bank, including representation in connection with the approval of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Florida Office of Financial Regulation.
- Represented BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. in the sale of its banking subsidiary – BankAtlantic – to BB&T Corporation. BankAtlantic was the second largest financial institution headquartered in the State of Florida. Prior to the closing, BankAtlantic contributed approximately $200 million of loans, real estate owned and other assets to a wholly owned subsidiary of BankAtlantic Bancorp. In addition, BankAtlantic contributed $395 million of loans and other assets into a joint venture and BB&T was issued a $285 million (95%) preferred interest in the venture in exchange for the assumption of $285 million of BankAtlantic Bancorp’s trust preferred securities obligation.
- Represented BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. in its sale of all 19 of BankAtlantic’s branches located in the Tampa area to PNC Bank.
Professional & Community Involvement
- The Miami Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2018
- United Way of Miami-Dade, Former Director
- Feeding South Florida, Former Board Member
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2003-2021
- Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, 2009-2020
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2019
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers in South Florida - Corporate & Business; Securities, 2008-2020
- South Florida Business Journal, "Power Leader in Banking & Finance," 2014-2016
- Daily Business Review, "Top 20 Women in Law," 2014
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
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