One of the largest and most experienced of the firm’s practice areas, the Corporate and Securities group’s practice today builds upon a history that dates back nearly to the founding of the firm. The group provides a full range of services to public companies, financial institutions, investment vehicles and substantial private businesses. The core practice includes mergers, acquisitions and complex joint ventures, securities compliance, advice for public companies, commercial lending, corporate finance and private equity, including venture capital, investment vehicles and portfolio companies. The corporate and securities practice is supported by the firm’s sophisticated tax, intellectual property, employee benefits and executive compensation, bankruptcy and reorganization, environmental, and labor and employment practices.