Davies | Scott M. Tayne

Corporate/Commercial

Corporate Finance & Securities

Corporate Governance

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American Bar Association

Perspective - SEC Requires Registration of Hedge Fund Investment Advisers

Perspective - SEC Proposes Modifications to Registration, Communications and Offering Processes

Issue Profile: Proposed NYSE And Nasdaq Standards For Independent Directors

Issue Profile: Final SEC Rules For Audit Committee Financial Experts And Code Of Ethics Disclosure

Issue Profile: Use Of Non-GAAP Financial Information

New York Bar, 1977
New Jersey Bar, 1992

Columbia University, J.D.
State University of New York, B.A.

Scott Tayne is a partner practising in the area of corporate and securities law with an emphasis in the area of cross-border securities transactions, U.S. private and public offerings, corporate governance and private investment funds.

In the past several years, Scott has acted for several leading Canadian investment banking firms in connection with Rule 144A offerings in the United States of Canadian Housing Trust bonds, as well as representing Canadian and U.S. issuers in other 144A and public and private securities offerings in the United States. He has also provided corporate governance advice to U.S. and Canadian public companies, regarding the new Sarbanes-Oxley and stock exchange compliance requirements. Additionally, he has been involved in corporate transactions for U.S. clients, and has played a significant role in organizing and preparing offering memoranda and related documentation for hedge funds in the United States.

Scott is a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. He received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1973 and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law in 1976. He joined the firm as counsel in 2000 and became a partner in 2003 .

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