Troy M. Calkins is a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group. He focuses his practice on public and private securities offerings, counseling public reporting companies, corporate governance and counseling special or independent board committees.
Securities Transactions. Troy represents issuers and underwriters or placement agents in connection with public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities. He also represents public and private acquirers and targets in mergers, tender offers and other acquisition transactions.
Public Company Counseling. Troy advises a number of public companies with respect to their ongoing compliance with the federal securities laws and corporate governance issues. Representative clients include a diversified manufacturing company, a manufacturer of over-the-counter and generic prescription pharmaceuticals, a retail drugstore chain and an information technology consulting company.
Board Committee Counseling. Troy acts as independent counsel for both special and standing committees of boards of directors in connection with related party transactions, special investigations and corporate governance issues.
In General. Troy graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1991. He received a degree in international relations, with honors, from Michigan State University. Troy is admitted to practice in Illinois and the District of Columbia.