Vanessa Schoenthaler serves as trusted securities counsel to companies and investors as they raise capital, navigate public company obligations and execute strategic transactions. Her practice combines sophisticated transactional experience with ongoing governance and regulatory counseling, allowing her to advise clients at every stage of growth.

Vanessa represents companies, sponsor teams, investors and financial intermediaries in equity and debt financing transactions including initial public offerings of operating companies and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), follow-on equity, equity-linked and debt offerings. She also advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions and equity compensation arrangements. In addition to her capital markets work, Vanessa advises domestic and international sponsors, private funds and investment managers on fund formation and operations, investment adviser registration, regulatory compliance and investment structuring across a range of asset classes. Vanessa also represents institutional and other investors in connection with fund investments.

Companies, funds and investors turn to Vanessa for guidance on periodic and ongoing SEC reporting and disclosure obligations, corporate governance policies and practices, and securities exchange requirements as they navigate evolving regulatory obligations and strategic business objectives.