Understanding SEC Guidance on Social Media Disclosures

Esther Moreno is a partner in Akerman LLP's Corporate Practice Group. She has a broad range of experience advising public and private companies, including foreign private issuers, with respect to securities transactions, disclosure and corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions. Esther has represented public and private companies on numerous securities offerings, including equity offerings, high-yield and convertible debt offerings, and Regulation S/offshore offerings. She has advised public companies on a broad range of securities disclosure and corporate governance issues, executive compensation disclosure, director responsibilities and fiduciary duties, investor relations, and stock exchange listing and compliance matters. Esther has also represented public and private companies on a variety of mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, including public company acquisitions, private company acquisitions and dispositions, strategic investments, going private transactions and the representation of special committees. 

Richard Gallagher is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s business & securities litigation group. Based in the San Francisco office, Richard’s practice focuses on litigation and pre-litigation advice involving securities and corporate governance issues, including representation of companies, directors and officers involved in class action litigation, derivative actions, internal investigations, shareholder demands, and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions brought under the federal and state securities laws. He also has significant experience advising companies, boards of directors and special committee members in M&A litigation brought under the laws of Delaware, California and other states throughout the country. Richard has litigated numerous disputes involving founders and investors in start-up companies, as well as matters involving venture capital disputes, executive compensation issues, IP rights, unfair competition, breaches of partnership and shareholder agreements, employment and fraud claims, significant real estate disputes, franchising claims, and fiduciary obligations. He has also advised U.S., Asian and EU companies regarding securities litigation and corporate governance risks arising from cross-border activities.

Geoff Morgan is a partner in, and former chair of, Michael Best’s Transactional Group. Mr. Morgan’s practice is concentrated in finance and general corporate law and includes general corporate and securities representation for a number of publicly held and private clients. He represents project developers, private equity investors and lenders in technology-related projects; companies in coordinating a wide array of legal services; and lenders, management groups, companies and sellers in acquisitions, management and leveraged buyouts. Mr. Morgan is active in structuring and negotiating domestic and foreign joint ventures. He counsels boards of directors of public and private companies as to their duties and obligations in a wide variety of matters.

Mr. Morgan has been named one of "The Best Lawyers in America," since 2007, in the area of corporate governance and compliance and corporate law. He received his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law.