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Quentin W. Wiest
Special Counsel

Overview

Quentin advises companies on compliance with federal securities laws and stock exchange listing requirements. In his practice, he assists companies with SEC and stock exchange reporting and disclosure requirements, stockholder meetings and proxy statements, stockholder proposals, beneficial ownership reporting requirements and corporate governance. Additionally, Quentin represents companies in a broad range of corporate transactions, including offerings of equity and debt securities as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Admission & Affiliations

  • New York State Bar
  • New Jersey State Bar
  • J.D., Rutgers Law School 2009
  • M.B.A., Rutgers University 2009
    Beta Gamma Sigma
  • B.A., Kenyon College 2003

Experience

  • New York Community Bancorp, Inc. in its $300.0 million offering of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes
  • Liberty Latin America Ltd. in its acquisition of remaining unowned interest in Liberty Cablevision Puerto Rico
  • Split-off of Liberty Latin America Ltd. from Liberty Global plc
  • Public shipping company in its Rule 144A offering of $402.5 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes
  • Selling shareholder in a registered offering of its $1.9 billion controlling equity interest in a public shipping company
  • Public shipping company in its recapitalization through a series of PIPE and equity line transactions for an aggregate of $736.4 million of its common shares, preferred shares and warrants
  • Public offshore drilling company in its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of high-yield senior notes and a concurrent tender offering for any or all of one series of its notes
  • Various underwriters in connection with the initial public offering by a food retailing company of $177.5 million of its common shares
  • Various underwriters in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering by a public food supply company of $425.0 million aggregate principal amount of high-yield senior secured notes
  • Various underwriters in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering by a public technology company of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of high-yield senior notes