Barlow focuses his practice on representing public and private companies in securities transactions and other general corporate matters. He advises companies in connection with a broad range of securities matters, representing both issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings, secondary offerings of debt, equity, derivative and hybrid securities.
He also advises public companies in connection with their periodic and annual reporting, proxy statements, board and audit committee matters, Regulation FD and insider trading matters. He has also represented financial institutions and other public company issuers in connection with liability management transactions, including tender offers, consent solicitations, redemptions, repurchases and exchanges.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Barlow worked for a large international law firm representing a wide range of publicly and privately held financial, commercial and industrial enterprises.
Events
- Speaker, "Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting and Material Weaknesses," SEC Compliance and Disclosure Update, McGuireWoods LLP SEC Practice Complimentary Webinar Series, March 19, 2019
- Speaker, "You’re Fired! U.S. Securities Law and Related Considerations for Companies Terminating Executive Officers," SEC Compliance and Disclosure Update, McGuireWoods LLP SEC Practice Complimentary Webinar Series, September 25, 2018
Insights
- Author, SEC Adopts Requirement for Universal Proxy Cards in Contested Director Elections, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, December 7, 2021
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- Selected for inclusion in “Legal 500 United States,” Capital markets – debt offerings, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Corporate Law, 2021, 2022